livedo /li·ve·do/ (lĭ-ve´do) [L.] a discolored patch on the skin.
livedo
livedo racemo´sa , livedo reticula´ris a red to blue, netlike mottling of the skin on the limbs and trunk, which becomes more intense on exposure to cold.
li·ve·do (l -v  d )n. A bluish discoloration of the skin. Also called suggillation. |
livedo
[livē′dō]
Etymology: L, liveo, bluish spot
a blue or reddish mottling of the skin that worsens in cold weather and is probably caused by arteriolar spasm. Cutis marmorata is a transient form of livedo. See also livedo reticularis.
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