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ecchymosis definition

ec·chy·mo·sis (ek′i mō′sis)

noun pl. ecchymoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

  1. an oozing of blood from a ruptured blood vessel into the tissues
  2. a black-and-blue or yellowish mark caused by this

Etymology: ModL < Gr ekchymōsis < ekchymousthai, to pour out, extravasate < ek-, out of (see ex-) + cheein, to pour: see found

Related Forms:

  • ecchymotic ec′·chy·mot′ic (-mät′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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The person who pronounced "ecchymosis" did not pronounce it correctly. The pronunciation guide gives a soft e sound; she uses a hard e sound so it sounds like eeekemosis. It's ekemosis.

Posted by anonymous 61 days ago.

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