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  • 1. ecchymosis
  • 2. ecchymosis
  • Ecchymosis in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. ecchymosis
  • 2. ecchymosis
  • Ecchymosis in a sentence
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1. ecchymosis

noun. the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise.

Synonyms

  • contusion

Antonyms

  • development

2. ecchymosis

noun. the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin.

Synonyms

  • organic process

Antonyms

  • nondevelopment
  • ovulation

Sentences with ecchymosis


1. Noun, singular or mass
These bruise types differ as ecchymosis is a blood collection under the skin causing a purple, flat bruise, while hematomas are more of a blood clot causing a painful, raised area.

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