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Meaning of ecchymosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/

Definitions

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).

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština ekchymóza
Español equimosis
Français ecchymose
Italiano ecchimosi
Русский экхимо́з

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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