ec·chy·mo·sis ( k  -m  ss)n. The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin. [New Latin, from Greek ekkhum sis, extravasation, from ekkhumousthai, to extravasate : ek-, out; see ecto- + khumos, juice; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]ec chy·motic (-m tk) adj. |
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