contuse

[kuh n-tooz, -tyooz]

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verb (used with object), con·tused, con·tus·ing.

to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.

Origin of contuse

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin contūsus past participle of contundere to bruise, crush, equivalent to con- con- + tud- (variant stem of tundere to beat) + -tus past participle suffix

Related formscon·tu·sive

[kuh n-too-siv, -tyoo-] /kənˈtu sɪv, -ˈtyu-/, adjective

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Related Words for contuse

clobber, mar, demolish, pummel, wreck, beat, shatter, ruin, injure, bruise, cripple, hurt, crush, wallop, buffet, smash, pelt, lash, destroy, punish

Examples from the Web for contuse

Historical Examples of contuse

The lesser degree of penetrative power, and increased capacity to contuse, possessed by such fragments are obvious.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900
George Henry Makins

British Dictionary definitions for contuse

contuse

verb

(tr) to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise

Derived Formscontusive, adjective

Word Origin for contuse

C15: from Latin contūsus bruised, from contundere to grind, from tundere to beat, batter

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contuse in Medicine

contuse

[kən-tōōz′]

To injure without breaking the skin; bruise.