ecchymosis
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of ecchymosis
1535–45; < New Latin < Greek ekchýmōsis extravasation, equivalent to ek- ec- + chȳm ( ós ) juice + -ōsis -osis
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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 Miles, Alexander
If a blow be inflicted with a blunt instrument, there is produced a bruise, or ecchymosis, of which it is unnecessary here to describe the appearance and progress.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )
There is exophthalmos and fixation of the globe, with redness, swelling and tenderness of the eyelids, and congestion and ecchymosis of the conjunctiva.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Some of the patients, he says, suffered from ecchymosis and contusions.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various
Note the localised ecchymosis, more abundant round exit aperture.
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
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