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1. (n.) ecchymosis
a discoloration of the skin due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
Etymology: (1535–45; < NL < Gk ekchýmōsis=ekch&ymacr;mō-, var. s. of ekch&ymacr;moûsthai to become extravasated (ek- ec - +-ch&ymacr;moûsthai, v. der. of ch&ymacr;mós juice, humor) +-sis -sis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ecchymosis
the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
2. (noun) ecchymosis
the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ecchymosis
a livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ecchymosis
a discolouration of the skin produced by extravasated blood under or in the texture of the skin, the result of a blow or of disease.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. ecchymosis
Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia.
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