cyanosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce cyanosis in British English:
UK [ˌsaɪə'nəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce cyanosis in American English:
US [ˌsaɪə'noʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)
Word Origin
- cyanosis (n.)
- "blue disease," the "blue jaundice" of the ancients, 1820, Medical Latin, from Greek kyanosis, from kyanos "dark blue color" (see cyan) + -osis.
Example
- 1. Cyanosis occurs early in the course of chronic bronchitis .
- 2. No clubbing , cyanosis , or edema is noted in extremities .
- 3. Cyanosis is the major indication that there is a problem with your newborn .
- 4. This leads to rapid exhaustion and may be associated with vomiting , cyanosis , and convulsion .
- 5. If a large amount of fluid pressure , lungs , clinically apparent difficulty breathing , appear even orthopnea cyanosis , etc.