cyanose tardive

late cy·a·no·sis

cyanosis due to right to left shunt in congenital heart disease appearing only after cardiac failure.

Synonym(s): cyanose tardive, tardive cyanosis

cy·a·nose tar·dive

(sī'ă-nōs tahr'div)

Cyanosis developing in congenital heart disease only after the heart begins to fail.
Synonym(s): tardive cyanosis.

[F. delayed cyanosis]