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Definition of Cyanosis

1. Noun. A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning).

Definition of Cyanosis

1. n. A condition in which, from insufficient aëration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy.

Definition of Cyanosis

1. Noun. (pathology) A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen. ¹

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Definition of Cyanosis

1. bluish discoloration of the skin [n -NOSES] : CYANOSED, CYANOTIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Cyanosis

1. A bluish discolouration, applied especially to such discolouration of skin and mucous membranes due to excessive concentration of reduced haemoglobin in the blood. Origin: Gr. Kyanos = blue (21 May 1997)

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