'Cyanosis' definitions:
Definition of 'cyanosis'
(from WordNet)
noun
A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)
Definition of 'Cyanosis'
From: GCIDE
- Cyanosis \Cy`a*no"sis\ (s?`?-n?"s?s), n. [NL. See Cyanic.] (Med.) A condition in which, from insufficient a["e]ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cyanosis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- azure,
- azureness,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- blue,
- blueness,
- bluishness,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- growth,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- lividity,
- lividness,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting