The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin.
[New Latin, from Greek ekkhumōsis, extravasation, from ekkhumousthai, to extravasate : ek-, out; see ecto– + khumos, juice.]
ecchymotic ec'chy·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj.





