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ecchymosis
noun[ U or C ]
medical specializeduk /ˌek.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ us /ˌek.əˈmoʊ.sɪs/pluralecchymosesuk /ˌek.ɪˈməʊ.siːz/ us /ˌek.əˈmoʊ.siːz/
the movement of blood from broken blood vessels into body tissue, causing it to become darker, usually purple or black in colour, or an area of dark tissue or skin caused by this:
After injury, gravity may pull blood downwards, so the ecchymosis may extend some distance from the contusion site.
Deeper bleeding beneath the skin may be seen as bruises or ecchymoses.
Ecchymosis occurs easily in the soft eyelid tissues.
Patients may have excess blood loss and facial ecchymosis as the result of injury to the angular artery.
The patient had no petechiae and no other ecchymoses or signs of haemorrhage.
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