OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 40414

ecchymosis

/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
equimosis
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).
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 subcutaneou…
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