ecchymosis

American  

[ek-uh-moh-sis] / ˌɛk əˈmoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

plural

ecchymoses

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

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ecchymosis British  

/ ˌɛkɪˈmɒtɪk, ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs, -ˌməʊst, ˈɛkɪˌməʊzd /

noun

1. discoloration of the skin through bruising

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Other Word Forms

• ecchymosed adjective
• ecchymotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ecchymosis

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

Example Sentences

There was considerable proptosis, œdema and discoloration of the eyelid, and subconjunctival ecchymosis, but the movements of the eyeball could be made and light could be distinguished.

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 Makins, George Henry

Some of the patients, he says, suffered from ecchymosis and contusions.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various

Intra-orbital bleeding, subconjunctival hæmorrhage with proptosis and ecchymosis of the lids were usually well marked.

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 Makins, George Henry

There was much discoloration from ecchymosis, but no pulsation could be detected.

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 Makins, George Henry

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 Makins, George Henry