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Word: Contuse
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin contus- ‘bruised, crushed’, from the verb contundere, from con- ‘together’ + tundere ‘beat, thump’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtjuːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
injure (a part of the body) without breaking the skin, forming a bruise
Short Definition:injure part of body without breaking skin
Examples:- the whole region beneath the ribcage was contused
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