| ecchymoma | A slight haematoma following a bruise. Origin: G. Ek, out, + chymos, juice, + -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ecchymose | <medicine> To discolour by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; chiefly used in the passive form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ecchymosed | Characterised by or affected with ecchymosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ecchymosis | <dermatology> A small haemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane forming a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch. Origin: Gr. Ekchymosis (18 Nov 1997) |
| ecchymotic | Characterised by ecchymosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ecchymotic mask | A dusky discoloration of the head and neck occurring when the trunk has been subjected to sudden and extreme compression, as in traumatic asphyxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccle | <zoology> The European green woodpecker; also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ecclesia | Origin: L, fr. Gr. 1. The public legislative assembly of the Athenians. 2. A church, either as a body or as a building. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ecclesiological | Belonging to ecclesiology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ecclesiologist | One versed in ecclesiology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ecclesiology | <study> The science or theory of church building and decoration. Origin: Ecclesia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Eccleston | <technique> An aldehyde-thionin-PAS-orange G staining technique modified to identify seven different cell types in the anterior pituitary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccoriate | To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances. Origin: L. Excoriare; ex out + corium hide. Cf. Scourge; see Cuirass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eccrine | <dermatology> Denoting the flow of sweat. Synonym: exocrine. Origin: G. Ek-krino, to secrete (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine acrospiroma | <tumour> A tumour derived from eccrine sweat glands, composed of glycogen-rich clear cells. Synonym: eccrine acrospiroma, nodular hidradenoma. (05 Mar 2000) |