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ecchymosis
ec·chy·mo·sis [ èki mṓssiss ] (plural ec·chy·mo·ses [ èki mṓ sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
bruise: bleeding from broken blood vessels into surrounding tissue ( technical )

[Mid-16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek ekkhumōsis< ekkhumonothai "pour out"]
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