cyanosis
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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) (noun.state)
hypernym | : | symptom, |
definition | : | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | acrocyanosis, raynaud's sign, |
definition | : | cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion (noun.state) |
part meronym | : | carbon monoxide poisoning, |
definition | : | a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas (noun.state) |
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