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Cyanotic
Showing cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to not enough oxygen in the blood). See: Cyanosis
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- Nephritis, interstitial Nephritis due to disorders of the connective tissue within the kidney, severe allergic reactions, exposure to…
- Oxygen A colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that makes up about 20% of the air we breathe (and at least half the…
- Y (in chemistry) The symbol for the element yttrium, an ultrarare metal named after Ytterby in southern Sweden. Yttrium has…
- Shoulder dystocia Halt to spontaneous delivery because the baby's shoulder is wedged behind the mother's pubis, due usually to…
- Antihistamines Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by blocking the action of the histamine…
- Spastic dysphonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Nerve, eleventh cranial The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Cytokinesis 1. During cell division, the process that partitions the cellular contents including the chromosomes…
- Anal fissure Anal fissure: Common tear in the anal canal. Anal fissure is a common cause of red blood in the stool.