ecchymosis
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ecchymoses
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Origin of ecchymosis
1535–45; < New Latin < Greek ekchýmōsis extravasation, equivalent to ek- ec- + chȳm ( ós ) juice + -ōsis -osis
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Ocular ecchymosis occurs in a small proportion of cases, especially of the graver types.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
There was no surrounding ecchymosis of the bowel wall.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
If early examination of the ear is made, coagulated blood may be found in the meatus or upon the membrane, or ecchymosis may be visible on the latter.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, however, persists for several weeks and disappears like other extravasations.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
When the exit was situated in the frontal region ecchymosis often extended to the eyelids and down the face, while in the occipital region similar ecchymosis was often seen at the back of the neck.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
A careful examination, however, may reveal ecchymoses on other parts of the body which give a clue to the nature of the condition, and may prevent the disastrous consequences that may follow incision.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The heart-muscle had undergone fatty degeneration in 6, and was the seat of ecchymoses of the size of a pin's head in 3.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Is this disease scorbutic?—I never observed ecchymoses, nor in more than a single instance any the minutest red specks upon the cutis, which might be thought to resemble petechiæ.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
It may be mentioned, moreover, that in some unusual cases the lesions of the lungs, such as ecchymoses and hemorrhagic infarctions, may be disproportionately marked as compared with those of either the liver or spleen.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Superficial ecchymoses are, however, quite common, especially so over the solid viscera; and more rarely effusions of blood have been found in the subperitoneal connective tissue, involving the muscular or glandular tissues beneath.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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