ˌsə(g)jəˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin sugillation-, sugillatio, from sugillatus (past participle of sugillare, suggillare to beat black and blue) + -ion-, -io -ion
: ecchymosis , bruise ; especially : one that develops post-mortem
suggillations of the head are not reliable signs of infanticide — Ciba Clinical Symposia