cyanosis
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əˈnoʊ noun Pathology.
blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
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cyanosis (ˌsaɪəˈnəʊsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| pathol a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood | |
| cyanotic | |
| —adj | |
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cyanosis cy·a·no·sis (sī'ə-nō'sĭs)
n.
A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
cy'a·not'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.
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From veins in his arms and groins endless ribbons of blood, dark from the cyanosis, are pulled into tubes.
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