ecchymosis noun. [ɛkɪ'mǝʊsɪs] Pl. -moses [-'mǝʊsi:z]. M16.
[mod. Latin from Greek ekkhumōsis, from ekkhumonathai: see ECCHYMOMA, -OSIS.]
Medicine. An area of discoloration and occas. swelling due to bleeding beneath the skin, whether through injury (bruising) or other cause.

■ ecchymosed adjective [from French ecchymosé] affected with ecchymosis M19.

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