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cyanosis

cya·no·sis

US/ˌsaɪəˈnoʊsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)

Origin

From cyano- + -osis.

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