ecchymosis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′ə mōsis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ec•chy•mo•sis  (ek′ə mōsis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. 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;
ec•chy•mot•ic  (ek′ə motik),USA pronunciation adj. 
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