ECCHYMOMA
\ˌɛkɪmˈə͡ʊmə], \ˌɛkɪmˈəʊmə], \ˌɛ_k_ɪ_m_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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By William R. Warner
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Eechymosis, Pelidnoma, Pelioma, Hypoema, Hypooema, Hypooemia, from 'juice,' 'humour;' Effusio, Exsuccatio, Suffusio sanguinis. A livid, black, or yellow spot, Livar sanguineus, produced by blood effused into the areolar tissue from a contusion. Spontaneous effusions, occurring as the result of disease or after death, are called suggillations.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An effusion of blood into the subcutaneous tissue in sufficient quantity to cause tumefaction.
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An ecchymosis. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).