Ĕc'chy-mō'sis, n.

n. [Gr. ἐκχύμωσις, from ἐκχυμόωσαι, from ἐκ, out of, and χέειν, to pour.] (Med.) A livid, black, or yellow spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion. Dunglison.