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ecchymosis [ek″ĭ-mo´sis] (pl. ecchymo´ses) (Gr.) a hemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane, forming a flat, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch. (See Atlas 2, Part R.) adj., adj ecchymot´ic.ecchymosis (ĕk-ĭ-mō′sĭs) plural.ecchymoses [″ + ″ + osis, condition] TRAUMATIC ECCHYMOSISSuperficial bleeding under the skin or a mucous membrane; a bruise. See: illustrationecchymotic (-mŏt′ĭk), adjectiveEcchymosis (plural, ecchymoses)The medical term for a bruise. Ecchymoses may develop around the eyes following a nasal fracture.Mentioned in: Nasal Trauma |