ecchymosis
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ecchymosis
- /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ UK
- /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/ US
Where it comes from
From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).
noun ecchymoses
- 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.
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Talk about this word "ecchymosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ecchymosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ecchymosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ecchymosis "ecchymosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ecchymosis.Cite this
@misc{ecchymosis_2026,
title = {ecchymosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecchymosis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
