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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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This, at first contracted, later becomes somewhat relaxed, while in many cases a small halo of ecchymosis develops around it.
At the seat of rupture there is tenderness and swelling, and there may be ecchymosis.
Body as a whole: allergic reactions including urticaria, ecchymosis, angioedema.
Less frequent reactions, including ecchymosis, deep vein thrombosis and hematomas, have also occurred.
In the muscular substance of the heart, under the endocardium, there is almost constantly noticed ecchymosis.
On admission to hospital 3 weeks after the start of atorvastatin therapy he had a petechial rash and ecchymosis.

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