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Contusion definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTUSION, n. [L., to beat.]
1. The act of beating and bruising, or the state of being bruised.
2. The act of reducing to powder or fine particles by beating.
3. In surgery, a bruise; a hurt or injury to the flesh or some part of the body by a blunt instrument, or by a fall.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: bruise, contusion]
2: the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English conteschown, from Latin contusion-, contusio, from contundere to pound, bruise, from com- + tundere to beat; akin to Gothic stautan to strike, Sanskrit tudati he pushes Date: 15th century injury to tissue usually without laceration ; bruise 1a • contuse transitive verb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Contusion Con*tu"sion, n. [L. contusio: cf. F. contusion.] 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. 2. (Med.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(contusions) A contusion is a bruise. (MEDICAL) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Bruise.