Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 6 - The Integumentary System - Study Guide - Testing Your Recall - Page 200: 14

Answer

cyanosis

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Cyanosis is blueness of the skin resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the circulating blood. Oxygen deficiency turns the hemoglobin a reddish violet-color, which is lightened to blue-violet as it shows through the white dermal collagen.
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