ecchymosis

[ek-uh-moh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

plural

ecchymoses 

1. a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.

ecchymosis

/ ˌɛkɪˈmɒtɪk, ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs, -ˌməʊst, ˈɛkɪˌməʊzd /

noun

1. discoloration of the skin through bruising

Other Word Forms

• ecchymosed adjective
• ecchymotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecchymosis¹

1535–45; < New Latin < Greek ekchýmōsis extravasation, equivalent to ek- ec- + chȳm ( ós ) juice + -ōsis -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecchymosis¹

C16: from New Latin, from Greek ekkhumōsis, from ekkhumousthai to pour out, from khumos juice