Found 2 items, similar to Ecchymosis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ecchymosis ecchymosis n 1: the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise 2: the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin [also: ecchymoses (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ecchymosis Ecchymosis \Ec`chy*mo"sis\, n.; pl. Ecchymoses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to extravasate; 'ek out of + ? to pour.] (Med.) A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion. [1913 Webster]