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cyanotic
[ sahy-uh-not-ik ]
adjective
, Pathology.
- (of the skin) blue or livid due to inadequately oxygenated blood:
Certain heart defects cause a mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, so that the patient will often exhibit a cyanotic or bluish color.
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Other Words From
- hy·per·cy·a·not·ic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyanotic1
First recorded in 1820–30; from Greek kýano(s) “dark blue” + -tic ( def )
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Example Sentences
His eyes were opened and somewhat exophthalmic and color was greatly suffused, cyanotic—a purplish cyanosis.
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And will you explain in lay terms what cyanotic means for the record at this point?
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Cyanotic marks were seen on the arms, abdomen, back and neck.
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The heart is depressed, the pulse becomes weak and irregular, and in severe cases the face appears cyanotic.
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Profuse sweating, a falling temperature and cyanotic mucous membranes indicate the approach of a fatal termination.
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