acrocyanosis
- noun
- /ˌækrəʊsaɪəˈnoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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acrocyanosis
- The doctor diagnosed her with acrocyanosis after noticing her blue-tinged fingers in the cold room.
Examples
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He was diagnosed with acrocyanosis after the cold weather set in.
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Many patients experience acrocyanosis during winter months.
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People with acrocyanosis may experience discomfort in their hands and feet during winter.
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Wearing gloves prevented the acrocyanosis from worsening while she was outside.
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The doctor diagnosed her with acrocyanosis after noticing her blue-tinged fingers in the cold room.
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People with acrocyanosis may experience discomfort in their hands and feet during winter.
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Wearing gloves prevented the acrocyanosis from worsening while she was outside.
Synonyms
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A blue colour on the skin and lips because there is not enough oxygen in the blood
Blue colour of fingers and toes when tiny blood vessels tighten from cold or stress
When cold or stressed, fingers and toes have less blood flow, become numb and turn white then blue
How Blue
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acrocyanosis breaks into three parts: acro- meaning 'tip' or 'end', cyan- meaning 'blue', as in the color cyan, and -osis meaning 'condition'. So acrocyanosis is a 'blue condition of the tips', which explains the bluish fingers or toes you get when blood flow is poor, especially in the cold.