ecchymosis
n.,
pl. 3ses# 73scz#8 5ModL < Gr ekchymbsis < ekchymousthai, to pour out, extravasate < ek3, out of (see EX31) + cheein, to pour: see FOUND26 Med.
1 an oozing of blood from a blood vessel into the tissues as the result of contusions or disease
2 a black-and-blue or yellowish mark caused by this
ec#chy[mot$ic 73m9t4ik8
adj.
Commonest form is a black eye.