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contusion

con·tu·sion

UK/kənˈtjuːʒən/ US/kənˈtuʒən/ uncommon

noun

1.

an injury that doesn''t break the skin but results in some discoloration

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2.

the action of bruising

  • “the bruise resulted from a contusion”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French contusion, from Latin contūsiōnem, accusative singular of contūsiō, from contūsus, past participle of contundō (“to beat”), by surface analysis, com- + tundō.

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