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bruise

Patch of discoloration on the skin resulting from seepage of blood from damaged underlying vessels. It is caused by injury, usually a blow. The change in colour of a bruise is due to degradation of haemoglobin in the tissues.



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Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues.
INBRIEF: Cyclist in collision by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues.
German's loo roll by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues.
Local briefs: Teenager hurt by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
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