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Meaning of "ecchymosis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECCHYMOSIS

From New Latin, from Greek ekkhumōsis, from ekkhumousthai to pour out, from khumos juice.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ECCHYMOSIS

ecchymosis  [ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECCHYMOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecchymosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECCHYMOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ecchymosis

An ecchymosis \e-ki-ˈmō-səs\ is a subcutaneous purpura larger than 1 centimeter or a hematoma, commonly, but erroneously, called a bruise. That is, bruises are caused by trauma whereas ecchymoses, a type of purpura, are not caused by trauma. A broader definition of ecchymosis is the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels. The term also applies to the subcutaneous discoloration resulting from seepage of blood within the contused tissue.

Definition of ecchymosis in the English dictionary

The definition of ecchymosis in the dictionary is discoloration of the skin through bruising.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECCHYMOSIS


anaplasmosis
ˌænəplæzˈməʊsɪs
anastomosis
əˌnæstəˈməʊsɪs
anemosis
ˌænɪˈməʊsɪs
chemiosmosis
ˌkɛmɪɒzˈməʊsɪs
chemosmosis
ˌkɛmɒzˈməʊsɪs
diagnosis
ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs
electroendosmosis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌɛndɒzˈməʊsɪs
endosmosis
ˌɛndɒsˈməʊsɪs
exosmosis
ˌɛksɒzˈməʊsɪs
gummosis
ɡʌˈməʊsɪs
histoplasmosis
ˌhɪstəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs
limosis
laɪˈməʊsɪs
mycoplasmosis
ˌmaɪkəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs
necrosis
nɛˈkrəʊsɪs
osmosis
ɒzˈməʊsɪs
paraphimosis
ˌpærəˌfɪˈməʊsɪs
phimosis
faɪˈməʊsɪs
syndesmosis
ˌsɪndɛsˈməʊsɪs
toxoplasmosis
ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs
zymosis
zaɪˈməʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECCHYMOSIS

ecce
Ecce Homo
eccentric
eccentric anomaly
eccentrical
eccentrically
eccentricities
eccentricity
ecchymosed
ecchymoses
ecchymotic
eccl.
Eccles
Eccles cake
Eccles.
ecclesia
ecclesiae
ecclesial
ecclesiarch
ecclesiast

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECCHYMOSIS

apoptosis
atherosclerosis
babesiosis
berylliosis
cystic fibrosis
electro-osmosis
fibrosis
hypnosis
metamorphosis
misdiagnosis
multiple sclerosis
osteoporosis
pediculosis
prognosis
psychosis
reverse osmosis
sclerosis
stenosis
thrombosis
tuberculosis

Synonyms and antonyms of ecchymosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ecchymosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECCHYMOSIS

Find out the translation of ecchymosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ecchymosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ecchymosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瘀斑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equimosis
570 millions of speakers

English

ecchymosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सारक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كدمات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экхимозы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equimose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ecchymosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ecchymose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ecchymosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hautblutungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斑状出血
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반상 출혈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecchymosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bầm máu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோலுக்கடியில் இரத்தக் கோர்வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सच्छ्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ekimoz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecchimosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wybroczyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екхімози
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echimoze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκχύμωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

echymose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ekkymos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ecchymosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ecchymosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCHYMOSIS»

The term «ecchymosis» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.689 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCHYMOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ecchymosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ecchymosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ecchymosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECCHYMOSIS»

Discover the use of ecchymosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ecchymosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Burket's Oral Medicine
Ecchymosis. Traumatic ecchymosis is common on the lips and face yet is uncommon in the oral mucosa, except in cases related to blunt-force trauma and oral intubation.203 Immediately following the traumatic event, erythrocyte extravasation ...
Lester William Burket, Martin S. Greenberg, Michael Glick, 2008
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Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Bilateral ecchymosis may occur from midline forehead injuries. It is of forensic importance that the dating of injuries should not be made on the basis of the color of periorbital ecchymosis. Because accumulation of blood tends to be more ...
Gary R. Fleisher, Stephen Ludwig, 2010
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A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye
Contusion and Ecchymosis. Blows or falls upon the edge of the orbit, even when slight, arc apt to produee extravasation of blood into the loose areolar tissue of the eyelids. The extravasation or ecchymosis seldom makes its appearance ...
William Mackenzie, 1854
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Plumer's Principles and Practice of Intravenous Therapy
Among the common local complications are ecchymosis or hematoma, infiltration , extravasation, phlebitis, postinfusion phlebitis, thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, and phlebothrombosis. Ecchymosis/Hematoma Ecchymosis denotes the infiltration ...
Sharon Weinstein, Ada Lawrence Plumer, 2007
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Medical jurisprudence
Some medical jurists have attempted to draw a distinction betwcen ecchymosis and sugillation : thus it is said : ecchymosis procceds from external, sugillation from internal causes, — ecchymosis is confined to the marks which occur in the ...
Alfred Swaine Taylor, 1858
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Clinical Outline of Oral Pathology: Diagnosis and Treatment
Hall, R. P.: The pathogenesis of dermatitis herpetiformis: Recent advances. J. Am . Acad. Dermatol. /6:II29, 1987. Ecchymosis and Clotting Factor Deficiencies Age: No predilection Sex: No predilection Clinical Features: Red lesions caused by ...
Lewis R. Eversole, 2001
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Knee Surgery: Complications, Pitfalls, and Salvage
SOFT. TISSUE. COMPLICATIONS. ECCHYMOSIS,. HEMARTHROSIS,. CHRONIC. EFFUSION,. AND. WOUND. DEHISCENCE. Figure 3.8. A: Arthroscopic appearance of articular degenerative fragmentations. Such ...
M. Mike Malek, 2001
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Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: ...
The physical examination begins with assessment of gait abnormalities. Patients with hamstring injuries often have a shortened walking gait or running stride associated with a limp. Swelling and ecchymosis may not be detectable for several ...
Walter R. Frontera, Julie K. Silver, Thomas D. Rizzo, 2008
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A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye
The eye-lids, the eye-brows, and the anterior surface of the eye, are liable to ecchymosis. Effusion of blood into the texture of the part produces those livid, blackish, or bluish marks in the palpebrae and surrounding skin commonly termed a ...
Sir William Lawrence, 1833
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Head, Face, and Neck Trauma: Comprehensive Management
assessment for the presence of dentoalveolar injuries, malocclusion, ecchymosis of the floor of the mouth (may indicate a mandibular fracture), ecchymosis on the palate (may indicate a palatal fracture), and fractured or missing teeth.
Michael G. Stewart, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECCHYMOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ecchymosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hemodynamic Monitoring System Market – Global Industry Analysis …
... blood loss, and massive ecchymosis. Hemodynamic monitoring systems are used in hospitals, cath labs, and home and ambulatory sites. «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
2
Assessing and Managing Facial Trauma
... a patient can't freely open their mouth greater than 5 cm (about 2 inches), or if there's significant ecchymosis to the chin or preauricular area. «JEMS.com, Jun 15»
3
Ask the CEO: Carey Goryl, CAE
... both inspired and moved to action at the sight of injustice. Plus, where else might I have learned so much about ecchymosis and petechiae! «Associations Now, Jun 15»
4
Ibrutinib Regimen Improves PFS by 80% in Phase III CLL Study
... versus the BR-alone arm, including hematoma (8% vs 1%), contusion (7.7% vs 3.1%), epistaxis (5.9% vs 3.1%), ecchymosis (3.1% vs 0.7%), ... «OncLive, May 15»
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Data featured in today's official press program at American Society …
3.1%), ecchymosis (3.1% vs. 0.7%) and petechiae (2.8% vs. 0.3%) were observed in patients taking ibrutinib+BR, compared with those in the ... «Stockhouse, May 15»
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'Seat belt sign' associated with internal injuries in children
Children with a continuous area of erythema, ecchymosis or abrasion across the abdomen from a seat belt (“seat belt sign”) after a motor vehicle crash were ... «AAP News, May 15»
7
A Point to Perfect Blood Count
... cause of symptoms such as dizziness, lassitude, insomnia, soreness in the loins, bleeding and ecchymosis, and threadlike and weak pulse. «The New Indian Express, May 15»
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Actavis Confirms Appeals Court Ruling Requiring Continued …
... rate of placebo, include diarrhea (10% vs 4%), anorexia (8% vs 4%), vomiting (8% vs 4%), nausea (6% vs 2%), and ecchymosis (5% vs 2%). «PR Newswire, May 15»
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Defendants fighting to transfer slip-and-fall cases out of Philadelphia
In his fall, Glanc claims to have suffered a “fractured right fibula with prominent ecchymosis” and swelling over the lateral melleollus, plus ... «The Pennsylvania Record, May 15»
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Actavis Launches NAMZARIC™ (memantine hydrochloride …
... rate of placebo, include diarrhea (10% vs 4%), anorexia (8% vs 4%), vomiting (8% vs 4%), nausea (6% vs 2%), and ecchymosis (5% vs 2%). «MarketWatch, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ecchymosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ecchymosis>. May 2024 ».
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