cyanotic
adjective
cy·a·not·ic
ˌsī-ə-ˈnä-tik 
: marked by or causing a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of the skin and mucous membranes) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood : relating to or affected with cyanosis
On arrival at the emergency room, the patient was cyanotic and unconscious with labored respirations at 40/min.—
Dorwyn W. Croom
Dorwyn W. Croom… I turned back the sheet to find that his foot was becoming dangerously cyanotic.—Dorothy Still Danner
Dorothy Still Dannercyanotic heart disease
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Thousands of cyanotic children were helped by the same operation until later surgeries were able to repair the defect itself.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
The catheters are used to enlarge an existing atrial septal defect as a treatment option for patients with cyanotic congenital heart defects.
—Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
The catheters are used to enlarge an existing atrial septal defect as a treatment option for patients with cyanotic congenital heart defects.
—Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
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“Cyanotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyanotic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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