ecchymosis

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
• (America) IPA: /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

Noun

ecchymosis

1. 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.

2. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.

Translations

• French: ecchymose
• Russian: экхимо́з
• Spanish: equimosis

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