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A condition in which, from insufficient a/ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy.

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  1. n. A condition in which, from insufficient a/ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy.
  2. n. a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
  3. A condition in which, from insufficient aCyanopathy.
  4. n. a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)