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Cyanosis is a bluishdiscoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood. "Cyan" is a word that means, "Blue".
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∙ 12y agoHyperpigmentation describes increased color, and hypopigmentation decreased color. A macule is a flat discolored lesion that's small - a half-inch in diameter or so. A patch is a flat discolored lesion larger than a macule.
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∙ 12y agoA macule describes a discolored spot that's not raised.
A macule describes a discolored spot that's not raised.
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What is the medical term meaning black and blue discoloration of the skin caused by hemorrhage?
Contusions, purpurae, and petechiae all are purple skin discoloration caused by bleeding beneath the skin.
What is the medical term for macule?
Macule is a medical term meaning discoloration of the skin that can't be palpated. A common example is a freckle.
What is the medical term meaning grayish skin color?
Argyria is gray discoloration of the skin. Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the skin, but sometimes is used for gray.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to an abnormal condition of blue color around the mouth?
The medical term for an abnormal condition of blue color around the mouth is "cyanosis." Cyanosis is often caused by low levels of oxygen in the blood, leading to a bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes.
Can amiodarone turn skin blue?
Skin discoloration can be a side effect of amiodarone.
What is the medical term meaning grey-blue tinge to your skin when ill?
anaemia?
What is skin discoloration called?
Skin discoloration is called skin pigmentation.
What is the medical term meaning discoloration of a penis?
Go to your local Health Department first and get a check-up and get tested for STD's. The nurse practitioner will be able to determine if you need to see a specialist and if you do they will refer you to the correct doctor.
The blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood is known as?
CYANOSIS Is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.
What is the medical term meaning area of any size of hemorrhage under the skin?
The medical term for an area of any size of hemorrhage under the skin is ecchymosis. It appears as a discoloration due to blood leaking from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissues.
What is the medical term meaning skin-like?
Dermoid is the medical term meaning skin-like
What is an argyria?
An argyria is a condition caused by improper exposure to silver or its compounds, characterized by a blue-grey discoloration of the skin.
