ecchymosis
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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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Ecchymosis is extravasation of blood into the tissues underlying the skin.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
Ecchymosis, ek-ki-mō′sis, n. a discoloration of the surface produced by blood effused below or in the texture of the skin.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Ecchymosis, a discolouration of the skin produced by extravasated blood under or in the texture of the skin, the result of a blow or of disease.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
Gravitation Ecchymosis in a case of Hæmothorax, accompanying fracture of three ribs from within.
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
Ecchymosis in the parts is but a natural occurrence, and is more easily discovered in animals possessing a light-colored and delicate skin than in those of any other character.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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