Definition of cyanosis
: a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of skin) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood
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The doctor’s diagnosis was spinal cyanosis, which came from all the rounds of combat fighting.
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Origin and Etymology of cyanosis
New Latin, from Greek kyanōsis dark blue color, from kyanos
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