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contusion
[ kuhn-too-zhuhn, -tyoo- ]
/ kÉnĖtu ŹÉn, -Ėtyu- /
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM contusion
conĀ·tuĀ·sioned, adjectiveWords nearby contusion
controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contusion, conundrum, conurbation, conure, CONUS, conus arteriosus
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British Dictionary definitions for contusion
contusion
/ (kÉnĖtjuĖŹÉn) /
noun
an injury in which the skin is not broken; bruise
Derived forms of contusion
contusioned, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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