contusion

[ kuh n-too-zhuh n, -tyoo- ]
/ kənˈtu ʒən, -ˈtyu- /
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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.

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Origin of contusion

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin contūsiōn- (stem of contūsiō). See contuse, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM contusion

con·tu·sioned, adjective

Words nearby contusion

contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound, contusion, conté, conundrum, conurbation, conure, conus
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Words related to contusion

swelling, wale, cut, knock, bump, wound, bang, mouse, discoloration

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British Dictionary definitions for contusion

contusion
/ (kənˈtjuːʒən) /

noun

an injury in which the skin is not broken; bruise

Derived forms of contusion

contusioned, adjective
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Medical definitions for contusion

contusion
[ kən-tōō′zhən ]

n.

An injury in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations; a bruise.
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