noun. The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin.

noun. In medicine, a livid, black, or yellow spot produced by extravasated blood. In dermatology the word usually denotes an extravasation of greater extent than the small spots called petechiæ.

noun. A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.

noun. A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.

noun. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.

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

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

""Yes, I suppose the blood has spread; there is what doctors call ecchymosis; give me some clean linen, pour into a glass equal parts of good olive oil and wine dregs, and wash that stain for me.""

biological process  bruise  contusion  organic process  

albuminuria  arthralgia  brachii  coagulopathy  conjunctivitis  

ecchymoses