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- transitive verb (Med.) To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; -- chiefly used in the passive form.
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- verb medicine To discolour by the production of an
ecchymosis , or effusion of blood, beneath the skin.
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Ec"chy*mose\, v. t. (Med.) To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; -- chiefly used in the passive form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed.
May 29, 2009