 ecchymosis |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise | |
| Related terms: | bruise | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | |
| Related terms: | organic_process | |
