ecchymosis

ecchymosis /ec·chy·mo·sis/ (ek″ĭ-mo´sis) pl. ecchymo´ses   [Gr.] a small hemorrhagic spot in the skin or a mucous membrane, larger than a petechia, forming a nonelevated, rounded, or irregular blue or purplish patch.ecchymot´ic

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ec·chy·mo·sis (k-mss)

n. pl. ec·chy·mo·ses (-sz)

The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin.

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ecchy·motic (-mtk) adj.

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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

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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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ecchymosis (ek´imō´sis),

n a discoloration of mucous membranes caused by a diffuse extravasation of blood. See also bruise.

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ecchymosis

pl. ecchymoses [Gr.] a hemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane, forming a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch.

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ecchymosis

Internal bruising or bleeding