What is another word for cyanosis?

Pronunciation: [sˌa͡ɪɐnˈə͡ʊsɪs] (IPA)

Cyanosis is a medical term used to describe the bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes due to a lack of oxygen in the blood. However, there are various other terms used to describe this condition such as lividity, blueness, discoloration, darkening, and pallor. Lividity is used to describe a dark purple or blue discoloration of the skin caused by the pooling of blood after death. The term blueness is another synonym for cyanosis and usually used to describe the bluish color of the lips, nail beds, and skin. Discoloration and darkening are also used to describe the changes in the skin color due to hypoxia, while pallor is used to describe when the skin becomes pale due to decreased oxygenation.

Synonyms for Cyanosis:

What are the hypernyms for Cyanosis?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Cyanosis?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for cyanosis (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Cyanosis?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Cyanosis

The ordinary symptoms of the group are noises in the ears, headache, vertigo, inability to stand or to walk properly, insensibility, and cyanosis.
"Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology"
W. G. Aitchison Robertson
In man it produces abdominal pain with diarrhoea and vomiting; dilated pupils, slow pulse, and cyanosis; delirium, insensibility, and convulsions.
"Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology"
W. G. Aitchison Robertson
Again I thought that the muscles were contorted, that the eyes were bulging slightly, that there was a bluish tinge to her skin such as in cyanosis or asphyxiation.
"The Film Mystery"
Arthur B. Reeve

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