suggillation
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suggillation
[sug″jĭ-la´shun]1. ecchymosis.
2. contusion.
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sug·gil·la·tion
(sŭg-ji-lā'shŭn, sŭj-i-),Obsolete term for a bruise or livedo.
See also: contusion.
See also: contusion.
[L. sugillo, pp. -atus, to beat black and blue]
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suggillation
An obsolete term for:(1) Bruise (“black and blue”);
(2) Contusion;
(3) Ecchymosis;
(4) Livedo.
Suggillation is not used in the working medical parlance.
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sug·gil·la·tion
(sŭg'ji-lā'shŭn)A bruise or livedo.
See also: contusion
See also: contusion
[L. sugillo, pp. -atus, to beat black and blue]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012