cyanosis

[sahy-uh-noh-sis]

noun Pathology.

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

Nearby words

Origin of cyanosis

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

Related formscy·a·not·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for cyanosis

Cyanosis of the extremities seemed to have been present only at first.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
With the re-establishment of respiration the cyanosis rapidly fades, to be succeeded in some cases by pallor and perspiration.
The Nervous Child|Hector Charles Cameron
Owing to the most prominent symptoms, cyanosis is also called "blue disease," and is seen occasionally in new-born calves.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
Like pneumonia, anesthesia may kill the fetus if kept up for a long time, or if marked by cyanosis.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

The nausea and abdominal pain are more marked, while the dyspnoea, cyanosis, and shrunken condition of the skin are less marked.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cyanosis

cyanosis

noun

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

Derived Formscyanotic (ˌsaɪəˈnɒtɪk), adjective

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Word Origin and History for cyanosis

cyanosis

"blue disease," the "blue jaundice" of the ancients, 1820, Medical Latin, from Greek kyanosis, from kyanos "dark blue color" (see cyan) + -osis.

Medicine 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.

Related formscy′a•not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.