Difference between Hematoma and Ecchymosis
What is the difference between Hematoma and Ecchymosis?
Hematoma as a noun is a swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels. while Ecchymosis as a noun is a skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
Hematoma
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
Ecchymosis
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.
We hope you now know whether to use Hematoma or Ecchymosis in your sentence.
