ἐκχύμωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκχῡμόω (ekkhūmóō) +‎ -μα (-ma).

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ἐκχῡ́μωμα • (ekkhū́mōman (genitive ἐκχῡμώματα); third declension

  1. bruise, ecchymosis
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, On Fractures 11:
      ἐπὴν μὲν τὰ ἐκχυμώματα τῶν φλεβῶν
      epḕn mèn tà ekkhumṓmata tôn phlebôn
      when the extravasated blood

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