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Contusion

//kənˈtuʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of bruise. countable
  2. 2
    the action of bruising wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of bruising. uncountable
  4. 4
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration wordnet

Etymology

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

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