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Word: Contusion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French, from Latin contusio(n-), from the verb contundere (see contuse)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtjuːʒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise
Short Definition:region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured
Examples:- a dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell
- vigorously shaking the head back and forth can produce contusions to the soft structure of the brain
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