ecchymosis

From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

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ecchymosis (countable and uncountable, plural ecchymoses)

1. A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).
   • 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 273:

     A diseased condition of the skin has often been mistaken for stigmatic marks. Such, for instance, is ecchymosis, a discoloration of the skin due to the extravasation of subcutaneous blood.

• bruise (differentiated in some terminologies)

• hematoma