Found 2 items, similar to ecchymoses.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ecchymoses
ecchymoses
See
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: Ecchymoses
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]