Associations to the word «Cyanosis»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CYANOSIS, 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).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.