(医学)瘀斑;皮下出血:由于毛细血管破裂,血液渗入皮下或黏膜下组织,形成较大片的紫红/青紫色斑块,常见于外伤、凝血功能异常或某些疾病。日常口语中更常说 bruise(瘀青)。
/ˌɛkɪˈmoʊsɪs/
He had ecchymosis on his arm after the fall.
他摔倒后手臂出现了瘀斑。
In the emergency department, the physician documented periorbital ecchymosis, raising concern for a facial fracture.
在急诊科,医生记录了眼周瘀斑,这提示可能存在面部骨折。
ecchymosis 源自希腊语 ekkhymōsis,意为“(液体)倾泻、渗出”,由 **ek-**(“向外”)+ khyma/khymos(“液体、汁液”)相关词根构成;在医学语境中引申为“血液向组织外渗出”所致的瘀斑。