Defenition of the word cyanosis
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Defenition of the word cyanosis
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- A blue coloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to the presence of deoxygenated hemoglobin in blood vessels near the skin surface.
- a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)
Meronymys for the word cyanosis
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- carbon monoxide poisoning
Hyponyms for the word cyanosis
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- acrocyanosis
- Raynaud's sign
Hypernyms for the word cyanosis
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