Etymology

ecchymosis

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Today it means: 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). Full definition →

New Latin ecchymōsis ← Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐκχύμωσις
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromecchymōsis
  3. English todayecchymosis

From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).

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