Skip to main content

Human Diseases (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

  • Help
align
annotate
download

Concept information

disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > vascular disorders of the skin > ecchymosis
disease > cardiovascular disease > vascular disease > vascular disorders of the skin > ecchymosis

Preferred term

ecchymosis  

Definition

  • An ecchymosis is a subcutaneous spot of bleeding with diameter larger than 1 centimetre (0.39 in). It is similar to (and sometimes indistinguishable from) a hematoma, commonly called a bruise, though the terms are not interchangeable in careful usage. (Wikipedia)

Broader concept

In other languages

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-SJV3QVK7-K

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD