Cyanosis (noun) (medicine)
sai-an-oh-sis
A bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
Mid 19th century modern Latin, from Greek kuanōsis ‘blueness’, from kuaneos ‘dark blue’.
Example sentences
“There was no sign of cyanosis.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
