Ecchymosis — definition

1. ecchymosis (Noun)

2 definitions

ecchymosis (Noun) — The purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise.

ecchymosis (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.

4 types of
biological process bruise contusion organic process