acrocyanosis

[ ak-roh-sahy-uh-noh-sis ]
/ ˌæk roʊˌsaɪ əˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

cyanosis of the extremities, characterized by blueness and coldness of the fingers and toes.

Origin of acrocyanosis

From New Latin; see origin at acro-, cyanosis

Words nearby acrocyanosis

acrocephalopolysyndactyly, acrocephalosyndactyly, acrocephaly, acrochordon, acrocorinth, acrocyanosis, acrodermatitis, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, acrodermatitis continua, acrodermatitis enteropathica, acrodermatitis perstans

British Dictionary definitions for acrocyanosis

acrocyanosis
/ (ˌækrəʊˌsaɪəˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun

cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood

Medical definitions for acrocyanosis

acrocyanosis
[ ăk′rō-sī′ə-nō′sĭs ]

n.

A circulatory disorder in which the hands, and less commonly the feet, are persistently cold, blue, and sweaty.

Other words from acrocyanosis

ac′ro•cy′a•not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.