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发绀

fā gàn

2-character word Traditional 發紺

What 发绀 means

1. cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)

The characters in 发绀

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 绀gànviolet or purple

Example sentences

• 将血压带 (或止血带) 套在手臂上，逐渐增加压力，直到前臂发绀，桡动脉搏动几乎消失。
  A blood-pressure band, or tourniquet, is placed about the arm, and the pressure increased until the forearm becomes cyanosed and the radial pulse is almost obliterated.