ecchymosis

• Terme médical désignant l'extravasation de sang hors des vaisseaux sanguins rompus dans les tissus environnants, entraînant une décoloration violette ou bleu-noir de la peau, communément appelée bleu.

A medical term referring to the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into surrounding tissue, resulting in a purple or black-and-blue discoloration of the skin, commonly known as a bruise.

1. BruiseC2formalmedical

   A discolored area on the skin caused by blood leaking from broken blood vessels into the surrounding tissue, typically resulting from an injury.

   ecchymose (bleu)

   • The patient presented with a large ecchymosis on her thigh after the fall.
   • Ecchymosis often changes color from purple to greenish-yellow as it heals.
   • The doctor noted an ecchymosis around the surgical site.

   Synonymesbruisecontusion