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What does ecchymosis mean?

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Noun
  1. A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
  2. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.
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Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present.
The result of this was evidenced later by the presence of localised oval patches of ecchymosis.
On admission to hospital 3 weeks after the start of atorvastatin therapy he had a petechial rash and ecchymosis.
Signs of orbital injury include periorbital ecchymosis, edema, proptosis, and bony step-offs of the orbital rim.
Actually, after this intervention, there is a consecutive edema and also ecchymosis.
Body as a whole: allergic reactions including urticaria, ecchymosis, angioedema.

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