Ecchymosis

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
• US IPA: /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoÊŠ.sɪs/

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις, from ἐκχέω (ekkheō, "I pour out"), from ἐκ (ek, "out") + χέω (kheō, "I pour")

Full definition of ecchymosis

Noun

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.