ecchymosis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhumōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkheō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + χέω (kheō, “I pour”)
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Noun [edit]
ecchymosis (plural ecchymoses)
- A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 273:
- A diseased condition of the skin has often been mistaken for stigmatic marks. Such, for instance, is ecchymosis, a discoloration of the skin due to the extravasation of subcutaneous blood.
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 273:
- The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.
Translations [edit]
skin discoloration — see bruise
