Cyanosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Cyanosis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

cyanosis

A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.

See Also

cyanoses cyanose skin hypercyanotic oxygen blue baby metahemoglobinemia blood

Related Terms

cyanoses cyanose skin hypercyanotic oxygen blue baby metahemoglobinemia blood blue cyanosed phlegmasia cerulea dolens acyanosis circulation blue jaundice cyanotic cyan cyanopathy discolouration ischemia

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

symptom

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

acrocyanosis

Rhyming Words

sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis

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