The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ecchymoses
Ecchymosis \Ec`chy*mo"sis\, n.; pl. Ecchymoses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to extravasate; 'ek 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.
WordNet
ecchymoses
See ecchymosis
ecchymosis
n. the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
[also: ecchymoses (pl)]
Usage examples of "ecchymoses".
He diagrammed eleven wounds and labeled them "intense red deep scalp ecchymoses.
On the upper half: the head is intact, with massive depressed skull fractures, facial features significantly obscured by massive ecchymoses, hematomas and edema.