Definitions for ecchymosisˌɛk əˈmoʊ sɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•chy•mo•sis*ˌɛk əˈmoʊ sɪs(n.)(pl.)-ses
a discoloration of the skin due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
Category: Pathology
* (-sēz)..
Origin of ecchymosis:
1535–45; < NL < Gk ekchýmōsis=ekchȳmō-, var. s. of ekchȳmoûsthai to become extravasated (ek- ec - +-chȳmoûsthai, v. der. of chȳmós juice, humor) +-sis -sis
ec`chy•mot′ic-ˈmɒt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ecchymosis(noun)
the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
ecchymosis(noun)
the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
Wiktionary
ecchymosis(Noun)
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
ecchymosis(Noun)
The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.
Webster Dictionary
Ecchymosis(noun)
a livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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