| NOUN | state | cyanosis | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
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| Meaning | A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning). | |
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| Part of | carbon monoxide poisoning | A toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas |
| Narrower | acrocyanosis, Raynaud's sign | cyanosis of the extremities |
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | cianosis | |
| Catalan | cianosi | |
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