bruise vs ecchymosis

ecchymosis vs bruise

bruise and ecchymosis both are nouns.

bruise is a verb but ecchymosis is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
ecchymosis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ecchymosis is a hyponym of bruise; that is, ecchymosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bruise:

bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
ecchymosis: the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise

Other hyponyms of bruise include petechia, black eye, mouse, shiner.

bruise (noun)	ecchymosis (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
	the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise

bruise (verb)	ecchymosis (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
break up into small pieces for food preparation
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of

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