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Ecchymosis

Medical Definition: Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia.
Guide Notes: differentiate from CONTUSIONS: use term in the text

Ecchymosis Medical Definitions and Terms

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