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contusion

[ kuhn-too-zhuhn, -tyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.

contusion

/ kənˈtjuːʒən /

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contūsiōn-, stem of contūsiō; equivalent to contuse + -ion

One guy took a horn in the thigh, suffering a baseball-sized contusion.

He did allow the doctors to check out his right leg, which had a slight contusion.

It had swelled as though it would burst his coat, but it was only a contusion, though a severe and painful one.

The despoiled bird at least gets off with nothing worse than a contusion at the base of the throat.

She inquired the cause, and was greatly shocked at the frightful contusion upon my temple.

The gallant Captain Harman received three musket-balls in his body, and a severe contusion from a cannon-shot.

Thus landing without commander or colours, the Portuguese fell into contusion, and the two next in command were both slain.

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