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English noun: ecchymosis

1. ecchymosis (state) the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise


Broader (hypernym)bruise, contusion

2. ecchymosis (process) the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin


Broader (hypernym)biological process, organic process









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