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      cyanosis
      noun
      a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
      Roots
      kyanoscyan- · Greek · dark blueosis-osis · Greek · condition
      Synonyms for cyanosis
      icterusnjaundicendyspneanedemanhydropsnbluishnessnlividnessnanoxiantachycardianhypotensionn
      Words related to cyanosis
      cyanosedcyanoticadjhypoxemiahypoxemicadjmethemoglobinemiapetechialtachypneaictericadjpetechiaeedematousadjoedematacardiomegalynhemoptysisnhypotonianasystolismnpallornanasarcanhypochromialivedonbradycardianatelectasisnhepatomegalynhemoglobinurianorthopneanbluishadjkernicterusnanasarcousadjerythematousadjbradycardicadjbronchospasmn

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      Words related to cyanosis

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      Synonyms for cyanosis

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      Where does cyanosis come from?

      The word cyanosis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: cyan, from Greek kyanos (“dark blue”); and -osis, from Greek osis (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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