Acrocyanosis
of the extremities, characterized by blueness and coldness of the fingers and toes.
noun
cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood
acrocyanosis ac·ro·cy·a·no·sis (āk’rō-sī’ə-nō’sĭs)
n.
a circulatory disorder in which the hands, and less commonly the feet, are persistently cold, blue, and sweaty.
ac’ro·cy’a·not’ic (-nŏt’ĭk) adj.
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