ecchymosis

[ek-uh-moh-sis]

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.

Origin of ecchymosis

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

Related formsec·chy·mot·ic

[ek-uh-mot-ik] /ˌɛk əˈmɒt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ecchymotic

Historical Examples of ecchymotic

The muscles are friable and are covered with ecchymotic spots.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
Minute dots (speckled redness) are due to minute extravasations, and ecchymotic irregular patches are sometimes seen.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
The stomach walls, however, were reddened and ecchymotic, and the mesenteric vessels were dilated.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease
Albert Cornelius Crawford
The skin is generally yellow, sometimes quite intensely icteric, but seldom showing the ecchymotic extravasations of yellow fever.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ecchymotic

ecchymosis

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

discoloration of the skin through bruising

Derived Formsecchymosed (ˈɛkɪˌməʊzd, -ˌməʊst) or ecchymotic (ˌɛkɪˈmɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for ecchymosis

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

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ecchymotic in Medicine

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.

Related formsec′chy•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.