ecchymosis

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ecchymosis

Postby Brazilian dude » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:45 pm

Ecchymosis: The skin discoloration caused by the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels. Ecchymoses can similarly occur in mucous membranes as, for example, in the mouth.
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Postby M. Henri Day » Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:34 pm

Have you been getting into fights again, BD ? First «suggillate», now «ecchymosis» ! Let us hope that the battery doesn't result in more serious contusions, myocardial or cerebral....

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Postby Brazilian dude » Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:38 pm

That's another word I learned through Portuguese equimose. I seem to be reading the dictionary far too often lately.

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