hyposphagma

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noun

A bruise or contusion; a bloodshot eye.

OriginAncient Greek ὑπόσφαγμα →
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Meanings

nounhyposphagma (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA bruise or contusion; a bloodshot eye.

    Those which are sicke of the disease which phisitians call Hyposphagma, which is a suffusion of blood under the skin, imagine that all things they see are bloodie and red.

    , II.12

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑπόσφαγμα
  2. Englishhyposphagma

From Ancient Greek ὑπόσφαγμα (hupósphagma).

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APA

hyposphagma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposphagma

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“hyposphagma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposphagma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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