congenital cyanosis

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• Cyanosis — A baby with a heart condition. Note purple nailbeds. ICD 10 R23.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Congenital heart defect — Classification and external resources The normal structure of the heart (left) in comparison to two common locations for a ventricular septal defect (right), the most common form of congenital heart defect.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Congenital hyperinsulinism — is a medical term referring to a variety of congenital disorders in which hypoglycemia is caused by excessive insulin secretion. Congenital forms of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia can be transient or persistent, mild or severe. These conditions… …   Wikipedia

• Cyanosis — The bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes (for example, of the lips) due to there being insufficient oxygen in the blood. The word cyanosis comes from the Greek cyanos meaning dark blue. * * * A dark bluish or purplish discoloration… …   Medical dictionary

• Congenital heart disease — A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term “congenital” speaks only to time, not to causation; it means “born with” or “present at birth.” Congenital heart disease is the most frequent form of major birth… …   Medical dictionary

• congenital heart disease — Deformity of the heart. Examples include septal defect (opening in the septum between the sides of the heart), atresia (absence) or stenosis (narrowing) of one or more valves, tetralogy of Fallot (with four components: ventricular septal defect,… …   Universalium

• cyanosis retinae — distinct cyanosis of the retina, observable in some cases of cyanotic congenital heart disease, patent ductus arteriosus, and other congenital cardiac anomalies …   Medical dictionary

• cyanosis — n. a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from an inadequate amount of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis is associated with heart failure, lung diseases, the breathing of oxygen deficient atmospheres, and asphyxia. Cyanosis …   The new mediacal dictionary

• congenital methemoglobinemia — hereditary methemoglobinemia any of several rare types caused by inherited conditions. Deficiency of cytochrome b5 reductase is an autosomal recessive condition that may be either confined to the erythrocytes and relatively symptom free or… …   Medical dictionary

• tardive cyanosis — cyanosis in congenital heart disease that appears only after heart failure has developed …   Medical dictionary

• Disease, congenital heart — A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term “congenital” speaks only to time, not to causation; it means “born with” or “present at birth.” Congenital heart disease is the most frequent form of major birth… …   Medical dictionary