Definition of contusion Contusion
/kʌntuˈʒʌn/ - [kuntushun] - con•tu•sion
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What does contusion mean?
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NounPlural: contusions |
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| contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion" | ||
| hitting, striking, hit (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" | ||
| contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration | ||
| bruise | ||
| trauma, harm, hurt, injury an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects | ||
| ecchymosis the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | ||
| petechia a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- contusion (n.)
The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. - contusion (n.)
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.
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contusion
A collection of blood in the body tissue outside the blood vessels -
contusion
Injury to biological tissue, generally caused by an impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue.
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🔤- contusion, noun, singular of contusions.
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