Ec`chy*mo"sis (?), n.; pl. Ecchymoses (). [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to extravasate; out of + to pour.] Med.

A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.

 

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