Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ecchymosis

2 senses of ecchymosis

Sense 1
ecchymosis -- (the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise)
       => bruise, contusion -- (an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration)

Sense 2
ecchymosis -- (the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)