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English
Etymology
From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ecchymosis (countable and uncountable, plural ecchymoses)
- A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).
1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 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.
Synonyms
- bruise (differentiated in some terminologies)
Hypernyms
Translations
skin discoloration
— see bruiseleaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise