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cyanosis
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).
2. A condition in which the skin and mucous membranes take on a bluish color because there is not enough oxygen in the blood.
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cyano-, cyan-, kyano-, kyan-
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-osis, -sis, -sia, -sy, -se
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