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ec•chy•mo•sis
(ek′ə mō′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
ec•chy•mot•ic
(ek′ə mot′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Pathologya discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- Greek ekchýmōsis extravasation, equivalent. to ek- ec- + chȳm(ós) juice + -ōsis -osis
- Neo-Latin
- 1535–45;
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