Ecchymosis: meaning, definitions and examples

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ecchymosis

 

[ หŒษ›kษชหˆmoสŠsษชs ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

medical term

Ecchymosis is the medical term for a bruise, which is a discoloration of the skin due to bleeding underneath the surface. It occurs when small blood vessels burst and leak blood into the surrounding tissue.

Synonyms

bruise, contusion

Examples of usage

  • Her ecchymosis on her arm was a result of the impact from the fall.
  • The doctor examined the patient's ecchymosis to determine the severity of the injury.

Translations

Translations of the word "ecchymosis" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น equimose

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคชเคšเคฐเฅเคฎ เคฐเค•เฅเคคเคธเฅเคฐเคพเคต

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Ekchymose

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ekimosis

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะตะบั…ั–ะผะพะท

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wybroczyna

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ดซๆ–‘

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ecchymose

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ equimosis

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ekimoz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ”ผํ•˜์ถœํ˜ˆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุฏู…ุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ekchymรณza

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ekchymรณza

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็˜€ๆ–‘

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ekimoza

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ blรกmi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะบั…ะธะผะพะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ”แƒ™แƒฐแƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ–แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ekimoz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ equimosis

Etymology

The word 'ecchymosis' has its origins in the Greek word 'ekchymosis', which means 'a pouring out'. It was first used in English in the mid-17th century to describe the discoloration of the skin caused by bleeding under the surface. The term is commonly used in the medical field to refer to bruises resulting from trauma or injury.