cyanosis
/ˌsʌɪəˈnəʊsɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.The skin and mucous membranes should be inspected for cyanosis, pallor, ecchymoses, telangiectasia, gingivitis, or evidence of bleeding from the oral or nasal mucosa....
- Infants with coxsackie myocarditis have trouble breathing and sometimes develop cyanosis, a bluish color of the skin, lips, and nails caused by too little oxygen in the blood.
- There was no clubbing, cyanosis, edema, arthritis, lymphadenopathy, or rash.
Derivatives
cyanotic
/ adjective ...- In children, clubbing usually occurs with cystic fibrosis or uncorrected cyanotic congenital heart disease.
- People with congenital diseases of the heart or lungs, such as cyanotic congenital heart disease, are at high risk of infections which can then spread to the brain.
- The listing of aortic atresia as cyanotic is arguable, according to my pediatric cardiology associates; I have never chosen to include it as such in my annual lectures to medical students, but perhaps I should reconsider.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek kuanōsis 'blueness', from kuaneos 'dark blue'.