ecchymosis
a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
Origin of ecchymosis
1Other words from ecchymosis
- ec·chy·mot·ic [ek-uh-mot-ik], /ˌɛk əˈmɒt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use ecchymosis in a sentence
The stomach walls, however, were reddened and ecchymotic, and the mesenteric vessels were dilated.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease | Albert Cornelius CrawfordThe skin is generally yellow, sometimes quite intensely icteric, but seldom showing the ecchymotic extravasations of yellow fever.
The rest of the mucous membrane of the mouth remains unaltered, or at most slightly ecchymotic.
Minute dots (speckled redness) are due to minute extravasations, and ecchymotic irregular patches are sometimes seen.
The muscles are friable and are covered with ecchymotic spots.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for ecchymosis
/ (ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs) /
discoloration of the skin through bruising
Origin of ecchymosis
1Derived forms of ecchymosis
- ecchymosed (ˈɛkɪˌməʊzd, -ˌməʊst) or ecchymotic (ˌɛkɪˈmɒtɪk), adjective
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