CONTUSION

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised.

2.
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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