ecchymoma

ecchymoma

 [ek″ĭ-mo´mah] swelling due to blood extravasation.

ec·chy·mo·ma

(ek'i-mō'mă), A slight hematoma following a bruise. [G. ek, out, + chymos, juice, + -oma, tumor]

ecchymoma

An older term dignifying a small post-traumatic haematoma. Ecchymoma provides no specificity that is not encompassed by the global term haematoma; it is not used in the working medical parlance.

ec·chy·mo·ma

(ek-i-mō'mă) A slight hematoma following a bruise. [G. ek, out, + chymos, juice, + -oma, tumor]