ecchymosis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ecchymosis
n.
bruise, area of discoloration on the skin caused by a blow, contusion
Ecchymosis
An
ecchymosis is a
subcutaneous spot of bleeding (from
extravasation of blood) with diameter larger than . It is similar to (and sometimes indistinguishable from) a
hematoma, commonly called a
bruise, though the terms are not interchangeable in careful
usage. Specifically,
bruises are caused by trauma whereas
ecchymoses, which are the same as the spots of
purpura except larger, are not
necessarily caused by trauma, often being caused by
pathophysiologic cell function.
ecchymosis
Noun
1. the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
(hypernym) bruise, contusion
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
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
Ecchymosis
(n.)
A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Ecchymosis
The skin discoloration caused by a bruise (contusion).
