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cyanosis

[ sahy-uh-noh-sis ]
/ ˌsaɪ əˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.

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Origin of cyanosis

1825–35; <New Latin <Greek kyánōsis dark-blue color. See cyan-1, -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM cyanosis

cy·a·not·ic [sahy-uh-not-ik], /ˌsaɪ əˈnɒt ɪk/, adjectivehy·per·cy·a·no·sis, nounhy·per·cy·a·not·ic, adjective

Words nearby cyanosis

cyanophyte, cyanoplatinite, cyanopsia, cyanosed, cyanose tardive, cyanosis, cyanotic induration, cyanotype, cyanurate, cyanuric, cyanuric acid
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British Dictionary definitions for cyanosis

cyanosis
/ (ˌsaɪəˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood

Derived forms of cyanosis

cyanotic (ˌsaɪəˈnɒtɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for cyanosis

cyanosis
[ sī′ə-nō′sĭs ]

n.

A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood.

Other words from cyanosis

cy′a•not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.
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