cyanotic

American  

[sahy-uh-not-ik] / ˌsaɪ əˈnɒt ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. (of the skin) blue or livid due to inadequately oxygenated blood.

   Certain heart defects cause a mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, so that the patient will often exhibit a cyanotic or bluish color.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• hypercyanotic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cyanotic

First recorded in 1820–30; from Greek kýano(s) “dark blue” + -tic ( def. )