ecchymoses


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), adjective

Ecchymosis (plural, ecchymoses)

The medical term for a bruise. Ecchymoses may develop around the eyes following a nasal fracture.Mentioned in: Nasal Trauma