cyanosis
blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
Origin of cyanosis
1Other 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 KennedyHis 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 KennedyThat'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 KennedyThe toxæmia is profound, and the face and lips assume a characteristic cyanosis.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesPressure 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
/ (ˌsaɪəˈnəʊsɪs) /
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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