English noun: cyanosis | |||
1. | cyanosis (state) a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acrocyanosis, Raynaud's sign | ||
Part meronym | carbon monoxide poisoning | ||