cyanosis

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US/ˌsaɪəˈnoʊsɪs/

noun

A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.

Similar
cyanopathy
OriginEnglish cyano- ← Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos) ← Proto-Hellenic *kúwanos →
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Meanings

nouncyanosis (countable and uncountable, plural cyanoses)

plural cyanoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.

    She has real, real deep cyanosis around the eyes and mouth too.

    2025 July 25 [2023 April 21], Midwest Safety, “Evil Mother Does The Unthinkable to her Child”, in YouTube (video)

    Synonyms: cyanopathy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.

Similar
cyanopathy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱwey-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kúwanos
  3. Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos)
  4. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  5. Englishcyano-
  6. Englishcyanosis

From cyano- + -osis.

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Translations

Arabic زرقة
  • زرقة (zurqa)discolouration of the skin
Bulgarian цианоза
  • цианоза (cianoza)discolouration of the skin
Catalan cianosi
  • cianosidiscolouration of the skin
Chinese Cantonese 發紺 /发绀
  • 發紺 /发绀 (faat³ gam³)discolouration of the skin
Chinese Mandarin 發紺 /发绀, 青紫
  • 發紺 /发绀 (fāgàn)discolouration of the skin
  • 青紫 (qīngzǐ)discolouration of the skin
Czech cyanóza
  • cyanózadiscolouration of the skin
Danish cyanose
  • cyanosediscolouration of the skin
Dutch cyanose, blauwzucht
  • cyanosediscolouration of the skin
  • blauwzuchtdiscolouration of the skin
Finnish syanoosi
  • syanoosidiscolouration of the skin
French cyanose
  • cyanosediscolouration of the skin
German Zyanose
  • Zyanosediscolouration of the skin
Greek κυάνωση
  • κυάνωση (kyánosi)discolouration of the skin
Hebrew כִּחָלוֹן, צִיאָנוֹזִיס
  • כִּחָלוֹן (kikhalón)discolouration of the skin
  • צִיאָנוֹזִיס (tsianózis)discolouration of the skin
Hungarian cianózis
  • cianózisdiscolouration of the skin
Indonesian sianosis
  • sianosisdiscolouration of the skin
Italian cianosi
  • cianosidiscolouration of the skin
Japanese チアノーゼ
  • チアノーゼ (chianōze)discolouration of the skin
Korean 치아노제, 청색증
  • 치아노제 (chianoje)discolouration of the skin
  • 청색증 (cheongsaekjeung)discolouration of the skin
Norwegian Bokmål cyanose
  • cyanosediscolouration of the skin
Polish sinica
  • sinicadiscolouration of the skin
Portuguese cianose
  • cianosediscolouration of the skin
Russian циано́з, синю́ха
  • циано́з (cianóz)discolouration of the skin
  • синю́ха (sinjúxa)discolouration of the skin
Slovak cyanóza
  • cyanózadiscolouration of the skin
Spanish cianosis
  • cianosisdiscolouration of the skin
Swedish cyanos
  • cyanosdiscolouration of the skin
Turkish siyanoz
  • siyanozdiscolouration of the skin
Ukrainian ціано́з, синю́ха
  • ціано́з (cianóz)discolouration of the skin
  • синю́ха (synjúxa)discolouration of the skin
Vietnamese chứng xanh tím
  • chứng xanh tímdiscolouration of the skin
Welsh dulasedd, seianosis
  • dulasedddiscolouration of the skin
  • seianosisdiscolouration of the skin
Cite this entry
APA

cyanosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanosis

MLA

“cyanosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanosis.

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