cyanosis

English

Etymology

cyano- +‎ -osis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪəˈnoʊsɪs/

Noun

cyanosis (countable and uncountable, plural cyanoses)

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

Related terms

Translations

discolouration of the skin

Catalan: cianosi f
Czech: cyanóza (cs) f
Finnish: syanoosi (fi)
German: Zyanose (de) f

Polish: sinica (pl) f
Portuguese: cianose f
Spanish: cianosis f

References

cyanosis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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