ecchymosis
English
WOTD – 7 March 2009
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
ecchymosis (countable and uncountable, plural ecchymoses)
- A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 273:
- 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 1978, p. 273:
- The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.
Translations
skin discoloration — see bruise
leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
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