ecchymosis
nounUK /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ · US /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
Etymology From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).
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A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).
- A diseased condition of the skin has often been mistaken for stigmatic marks. Such, for instance, is ecchymosis, a discoloration of the skin due to the extravasation of subcutaneous blood.1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 273: