ecchymosis
[ ek-uh-moh-sis ]
/ ˌɛk əˈmoʊ sɪs /
noun, plural ec·chy·mo·ses [ek-uh-moh-seez] /ˌɛk əˈmoʊ siz/. Pathology.
a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
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Origin of ecchymosis
OTHER WORDS FROM ecchymosis
ec·chy·mot·ic [ek-uh-mot-ik] /ˌɛk əˈmɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby ecchymosis
eccentrochondroplasia, ecchi, ecchondroma, ecchymoma, ecchymosed, ecchymosis, ecchymotic mask, eccl., eccles, eccles cake, eccles.
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Example sentences from the Web for ecchymotic
Minute dots (speckled redness) are due to minute extravasations, and ecchymotic irregular patches are sometimes seen.
The skin is generally yellow, sometimes quite intensely icteric, but seldom showing the ecchymotic extravasations of yellow fever.
The stomach walls, however, were reddened and ecchymotic, and the mesenteric vessels were dilated.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius CrawfordThe muscles are friable and are covered with ecchymotic spots.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for ecchymotic
ecchymosis
/ (ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
discoloration of the skin through bruising
Derived forms of ecchymosis
ecchymosed (ˈɛkɪˌməʊzd, -ˌməʊst) or ecchymotic (ˌɛkɪˈmɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for ecchymosis
C16: from New Latin, from Greek ekkhumōsis, from ekkhumousthai to pour out, from khumos juice
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Medical definitions for ecchymotic
ecchymosis
[ ĕk′ĭ-mō′sĭs ]
n. pl. ec•chy•mo•ses (-sēz′)
The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin.
Other words from ecchymosis
ec′chy•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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