ECCHYMOSES (ek' e mo' sis) -
Noun: A bruise. A discoloration caused by the breaking of tiny blood vessels underneath the skin, as in a bruise. With aplastic anaemia or myelodysplasia , the lack of platelets is easily noticed by the spontaneous bruising and the small reddish or purplish spots on the skin or inside the mouth called petechiae . After a platelet transfusion these mostly go away, but as the platelets only last for about 6 days, you may notice a new batch of ecchymoses (bruises) or petechiae occurring on your body after this time. Be careful not to bump yourself to cut down on the ecchymoses.

Greek - ex = out+

Greek - chymós = juice

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