cyanosis (redirected from cyanosis retinae)

cy·a·no·sis  (s-nss)

n.

A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood.

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cya·notic (-ntk) adj.

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cyanosis

Noun

Pathol a blue discoloration of the skin, caused by a deficiency of oxygen in the blood [Greek kuanos dark blue]

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cyanosis

bluish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the bloodstream. Also cyanopathy. — cyanotic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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Noun

1.

cyanosis - a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning) symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 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 carbon monoxide poisoning - a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas; "carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood"