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

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

Roots

ekec- · Greek · out chymoschym- · Greek · juice, fluid osis-osis · Greek · condition

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