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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ecchymosis /ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs/

▶noun (pl. ecchymoses /-siːz/) Medicine a discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.

– origin C16: mod. L., from Gk ekkhumōsis ‘escape of blood’.

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