ecchymoticadj.
/ɛkɪˈmɒtɪk/ Pathology.
‘Of the nature or appearance of an ecchymosis’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).
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1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 67 The surface is..covered..sometimes with ecchymotic spots.
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adj.1857- to sod off
- to soften the blow
- to soldier on
- to solve a phenomenon
- to some purpose
- to some tune
- to sooth
- to sort (out, sift, winnow) the corn from the chaff
- to sort (out, sift, winnow) the grain from the chaff
- to sort (out, sift, winnow) the wheat from the chaff
- to sort out the men from the boys
- to sound a mort
- to sound a mount
- to sound a parley
- to sound in contract
- to sound in damages
- to sound in tort
- to sound off
- to sound on
- to sound secure
- to sound the big drum
- to sound the big drums
- to sound the drum
- to sound the drums
- to sound the last post