ecchymosis
noun
1 ecchymosis
The purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise.
Roget 299: excretion, discharge, emanation; exhalation, exudation, extrusion, secretion, effusion, extravasation [Med.], ecchymosis [Med.]; evacuation, dejection, faeces, excrement, ... show more
2 ecchymosis
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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