ecchymosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ (UK)
- /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).
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, page 273:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecchymoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
Translations (9)
ru экхимо́з (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · ca equimosi (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · it ecchimosi (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · fi ihonalainen verenvuoto (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · fr ecchymose (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · tl pasa (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · cs ekchymóza (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · es equimosis (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise) · bg синина (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise)