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Ecchymosis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Ecchymosises
possessive
Ecchymosis's
pluralpossessive
Ecchymosises'