ecchymosis

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ (UK)
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/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ (UK) · /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

Definition of ecchymosis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”

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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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