cyanosis

[ sahy-uh-noh-sis ]

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

Origin of cyanosis

1
First recorded in 1825–35; from New Latin, from Greek kyánōsis “dark-blue color”; see cyan-1, -osis

Other words from cyanosis

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

Words Nearby cyanosis

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How to use cyanosis in a sentence

  • Still, we have patients in the state, as far as cyanosis and agonal type respiration, who are resuscitatable.

    Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • His eyes were opened and somewhat exophthalmic and color was greatly suffused, cyanotic—a purplish cyanosis.

    Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • That's not a lay term either, but when the patient is in oxygen need or oxygen want, cyanosis would be apparent.

    Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • The toxæmia is profound, and the face and lips assume a characteristic cyanosis.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • Pressure over the skin does not cause the colour to disappear as in ordinary cyanosis.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for cyanosis

cyanosis

/ (ˌsaɪəˈnəʊsɪs) /


noun
  1. 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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