- tardive cyanosis
- cyanosis in congenital heart disease that appears only after heart failure has developed.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tardive cyanosis
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Cyanosis — The bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes (for example, of the lips) due to there being insufficient oxygen in the blood. The word cyanosis comes from the Greek cyanos meaning dark blue. * * * A dark bluish or purplish discoloration… … Medical dictionary
tardive — Late; tardy. cyanose t. SYN: late cyanosis. * * * tar·dive tär div adj tending to or characterized by lateness esp. in development or maturity <tardive syphilis develops after the second year (E. R. Pund)> * * * tar·dive (tahrґdiv) [Fr.… … Medical dictionary
