MEANING
Showing bluish discoloration associated with inadequate oxygenation of blood or certain circulatory problems.
Use it for
A casualty losing oxygen; visibly compromised circulation; clinical urgencyLet a specific color change signal physiological danger without assigning a diagnosis.
Words that belong together
- cyanotic lips
- cyanotic skin
- cyanotic patient
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The child's lips had become cyanotic.
He noted cyanotic fingertips and called for help.
Under the white light, the cyanotic skin no longer looked like a trick of shadow.
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- cyanotic
Usage notes
Primary category: horror. Medical; names an observed sign, not its cause. Not all blue-looking skin is cyanosis, and clinical assessment needs more than color. Adjective; comparison: more cyanotic, most cyanotic. Derived/related family (not inflections): cyanosis (noun).
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