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contuse

con·tuse

UK/kənˈtjuːz/ US/kənˈtuz/ uncommon

verb

1.

injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of

  • “I bruised my knee”
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From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).

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