ecchymosis

Noun
  1. The purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise (synset 114312581)
    is a type of: bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
  2. The escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin (synset 113492071)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

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