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
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Ecchymosises
- possessive
- Ecchymosis's
- pluralpossessive
- Ecchymosises'