cyanotic

adjective

cy·​a·​not·​ic ˌsī-ə-ˈnä-tik How to pronounce cyanotic (audio)
: marked by or causing a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of the skin and mucous membranes) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood : relating to or affected with cyanosis
On arrival at the emergency room, the patient was cyanotic and unconscious with labored respirations at 40/min.Dorwyn W. Croom
… I turned back the sheet to find that his foot was becoming dangerously cyanotic.Dorothy Still Danner
cyanotic heart disease

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Thousands of cyanotic children were helped by the same operation until later surgeries were able to repair the defect itself. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022 The catheters are used to enlarge an existing atrial septal defect as a treatment option for patients with cyanotic congenital heart defects. Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cyanotic was in 1848

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“Cyanotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyanotic. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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