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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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He said on the second and the third day of the infection ecchymosis on the skin and mucus can be seen.
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[FIGURE OMITTED] The term hemotympanum refers both to blood within the middle ear cavity and to an ecchymosis of the tympanic membrane itself.
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