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Cyanotic

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cy·a·no·sis  (s-nss)
n.
A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood.

cya·notic (-ntk) adj.


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Several hours after the completion of the chemotherapeutic treatment, the patient became acutely hypotensive and cyanotic, and ischemic changes were noted on his nose and digits.
It appeared that there were other factors in addition to the quantity of nitrate ion ingested that determined whether or not an infant became cyanotic.
A 1981 study showed that, immediately after delivery, infants who had greater exposure to the anesthesia bupivacaine in utero were most likely to be cyanotic (having blue-tinged fingers and toes) and unresponsive to their surroundings.
 
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