What is a livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion called?
ecchymosis — A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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