ecchymosis

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UK/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/US/ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

noun

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).

OriginNew Latin ecchymōsis ← Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις →
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Meanings

nounecchymosis (countable and uncountable, plural ecchymoses)

plural ecchymoses

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

    1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 273

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
corky

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐκχύμωσις
  2. New Latinecchymōsis
  3. Englishecchymosis

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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Translations

Bulgarian синина
  • синина (sinina)leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Catalan equimosi
  • equimosileaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Czech ekchymóza
  • ekchymózaleaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Finnish ihonalainen verenvuoto
  • ihonalainen verenvuotoleaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
French ecchymose
  • ecchymoseleaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Italian ecchimosi
  • ecchimosileaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Russian экхимо́з
  • экхимо́з (ekximóz)leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Spanish equimosis
  • equimosisleaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Tagalog pasa
  • pasaleaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
Cite this entry
APA

ecchymosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecchymosis

MLA

“ecchymosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecchymosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecchymosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecchymosis.

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