CYANOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cyanosis mean? 

• CYANOSIS (noun)
  The noun CYANOSIS has 1 sense:

1. a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

  Familiarity information: CYANOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYANOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cyanosis" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cyanosis"):

acrocyanosis; Raynaud's sign (cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion)

Holonyms ("cyanosis" is a part of...):

carbon monoxide poisoning (a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas)

 Context examples 

The infants develop cyanosis shortly after birth.

(Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include tachypnea, cyanosis, dyspnea, and lethargy.

(Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include cyanosis, pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, and high red blood cell count.

(Eisenmenger Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include coughing, cyanosis, repeated pulmonary infections, and failure to gain weight.

(Laryngeal Cleft, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of methemoglobin in the blood, resulting in cyanosis.

(Methemoglobinemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Episodes of cyanosis during the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Cyanotic Attack, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to these types of mineral oils can cause rapid respiration, cyanosis, tachycardia and low-grade fever.

(Mineral oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Episodes of cyanosis that result from breath holding spells in response to anger or frustration, during childhood.

(Cyanotic Attacks in Children, NCI Thesaurus)

Manifestations include hypotension, cyanosis, cardiovascular collapse and/or death.

(Gray Baby Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms appear at birth and include tachypnea, cyanosis, and respiratory distress.

(Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia, NCI Thesaurus)