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ECCHYMOSIS
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Irregular inflected form: ecchymoses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("ecchymosis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ecchymosis" is a kind of...):
bruise; contusion (an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration)
