Home › Words › E › ecchymosisecchymosis/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ecchymosis means A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).ecchymosis is pronounced /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/.EtymologyFrom New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).nounA skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).e.g.“A diseased condition of the skin has often been mistaken for stigmatic marks. Such, for instance, is ecchymosis, a discoloration of the skin due to the extravasation of subcutaneous blood.” — 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 273:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ecchymoma 77% match — A tumor-like swelling composed of extravasated blood. vs ecchymosis →ecchymose 77% match — To bruise from the production of an ecchymosis. vs ecchymosis →ecchymotic 72% match — Pertaining to, characterised by or showing signs of ecchymosis. vs ecchymosis →bruise 61% match — To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse. vs ecchymosis →purpura 60% match — The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding. vs ecchymosis →livor 58% match — Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death. vs ecchymosis →contusion 58% match — Synonym of bruise. vs ecchymosis →erythrocyanosis 54% match — A blueish-red discolouration of the skin caused by exposure to cold vs ecchymosis →