cyanosis

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cy=a=no=sis

CIDE DICTIONARY

cyanosis, n. [NL. See Cyanic.].

 A condition in which, from insufficient aCyanopathy.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cyanosis, n. Med. a bluish discoloration of the skin due to the presence of oxygen-deficient blood.

Derivative

cyanotic adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk kuanosis blueness (as CYANOGEN)

THESAURUS

cyanosis

abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, azure, azureness, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, blue, blueness, bluishness, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, colic, constipation, convulsion, coughing, diarrhea, dizziness, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flux, growth, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, icterus, indigestion, inflammation, insomnia, itching, jaundice, labored breathing, lividity, lividness, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, pain, paralysis, pruritus, rash, rheum, sclerosis, seizure, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, tabes, tachycardia, tumor, upset stomach, vertigo, vomiting, wasting