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Ecchymosis (plural, ecchymoses)
The medical term for a bruise. Ecchymoses may develop around the eyes following a nasal fracture.
Mentioned in: Nasal Trauma
ecchymosis
[ek′imō′sis] pl. ecchymoses
Etymology: Gk, ek + chymos, juice
bluish discoloration of an area of skin or mucous membrane caused by the extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissues as a result of trauma to the underlying blood vessels or fragility of the vessel walls. Also called bruise. Compare contusion, petechiae.


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Physical examination disclosed mild icteric sclera and multiple ecchymoses on the extremities.
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30) Finally, individuals in ESRD tend to have petechiae or ecchymoses as a result of increased capillary fragility and subcutaneous bleeding.
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The patients with STSS had a shorter incubation period and a higher frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms, coma, and petechiae and ecchymoses than did other patients (Table 3).
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