cyanosis
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Cyanosis — A baby with a heart condition. Note purple nailbeds. ICD 10 R23.0 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Cyanosis — Cy a*no sis (s? ? n? s?s), n. [NL. See {Cyanic}.] (Med.) A condition in which, from insufficient a[eum]ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See {Cyanopathy}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyanōsis — (gr.), Blausucht … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cyanōsis — (griech.), s. Blausucht … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cyanosis — vgl. Zyanose … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
cyanosis — blue disease, the blue jaundice of the ancients, 1820, Medical Latin, from Gk. kyanosis, from kyanos dark blue color (see CYAN (Cf. cyan)) + OSIS (Cf. osis) … Etymology dictionary
cyanosis — ► NOUN ▪ a bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood. DERIVATIVES cyanotic adjective. ORIGIN Greek kuan sis blueness … English terms dictionary
cyanosis — [sī΄ə nō′sis] n. pl. cyanoses [sī′ə nō′sēz΄] [ModL < Gr kyanōsis, dark blue color: see CYANO & OSIS] a bluish coloration of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by lack of oxygen or abnormal hemoglobin in the blood cyanotic [sī΄ənät′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Cyanosis — The bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes (for example, of the lips) due to there being insufficient oxygen in the blood. The word cyanosis comes from the Greek cyanos meaning dark blue. * * * A dark bluish or purplish discoloration… … Medical dictionary
Cyanosis — Zyanose (f), Blausucht (f), Cyanosis (f) eng cyanosis … Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz Glossar
cyanosis — n. a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from an inadequate amount of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis is associated with heart failure, lung diseases, the breathing of oxygen deficient atmospheres, and asphyxia. Cyanosis … The new mediacal dictionary
