Cyanotic vs Acrocyanosis - What's the difference?
cyanotic | acrocyanosis |
(pathology) Resembling or afflicted with cyanosis.
* 1976 , Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses (page 9)
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.
In pathology terms the difference between cyanotic and acrocyanosis
is that cyanotic is resembling or afflicted with cyanosis while acrocyanosis is a persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.As an adjective cyanotic
is resembling or afflicted with cyanosis.As a noun acrocyanosis is
a persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.cyanotic
English
Adjective
(-)- In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.