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ecchymosis

UK/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs//ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

ecchymosis 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).

Noun

ecchymosis (countable and uncountable, plural ecchymoses)

  1. 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).
    • 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

ecchymosis meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

ecchymosis in Tamil

தோலுக்கடியில் இரத்தக் கோர்வை, இரத்த ஒழுக்குத் திட்டு, கரிரத்தத்திட்டு

ecchymosis in Tagalog

leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
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Forms of ecchymosis

pluralecchymoses

Origin of ecchymosis

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

Questions about ecchymosis

What does ecchymosis mean?
Ecchymosis 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).
What is ecchymosis in Tamil?
Ecchymosis in Tamil is தோலுக்கடியில் இரத்தக் கோர்வை, இரத்த ஒழுக்குத் திட்டு, கரிரத்தத்திட்டு. See Ecchymosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ecchymosis?
Ecchymosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce ecchymosis?
Ecchymosis is pronounced /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of ecchymosis?
The plural of ecchymosis is ecchymoses.

Words near ecchymosis in the dictionary

  1. ecchymomata
  2. ecchymose
  3. ecchymosed
  4. ecchymoses
  5. ecchymosing
  6. ecchymosis
  7. ecchymotic
  8. ECCL
  9. Eccl.
  10. eccle
  11. Ecclefechan

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