cyanosis
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- noun
- /saɪəˈnoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
:
cianosis
- But what could cause cyanosis in an otherwise healthy-appearing young woman?
- cough and cyanosis
Examples
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However, he does not look unwell and there is no evidence of cyanosis or tachypnoea.
Academic text (2010) -
Victims suffered from acute cyanosis, a blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
Academic text (2005) -
But what besides cyanosis could do this to an otherwise healthy teenage girl?
Blog text (7) -
The bluish discoloration of skin suggested cyanosis, a lack of oxygen-rich blood.
Blog text (7) -
Unconsciousness and convulsions would follow several seconds later, and a blue discoloration of the skin called cyanosis would become evident.
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Clinical examination revealed cyanosis, hepatomegaly, and pretibial oedema.
Academic text (2007) -
The patient's pulse and blood pressure were stable, and there were no distended neck veins, cyanosis, or other signs of circulatory failure.
Academic text (2002) -
Affected patients present with abnormal breathing and other symptoms, which may include cough, dysphagia, vomiting, cyanosis, and hemoptysis.
Academic text (2006) -
A 69-year-old man was admitted with severe dyspnea, cough, expectoration of purulent sputum, cyanosis, and a tendency to sleep.
Academic text (2007) -
The bluish discoloration of the skin suggested cyanosis, a lack of oxygen-rich blood.
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Etymology
Cyanosis comes from the Greek root cyan-, like the color cyan, which means 'blue', and the medical ending -osis, which means 'a condition'. So cyanosis is the condition of turning blue, which is why doctors use it for bluish skin or lips when there is not enough oxygen in the blood.