Thesaurus: ecchymosis

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1. n. A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.
2. n. the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
3. n. the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
4. A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.
5. A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasationor effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.
6. n. the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise n. the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin