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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ecchymosis

· Ec·chy·mo·sis · IPA /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
01 n. A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.
pl. Ecchymoses
  1. 1.
    A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.(Med.)