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Definitions of contusion in various dictionaries:
noun - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
noun - the action of bruising
An injury in which the skin is not broken; a bruise.
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| From the Latin for "to beat", it's a 9-letter medical synonym for a bruise |
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| An injury in which the skin is not broken a bruise. |
| a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured a bruise. |
| A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured a bruise. |
| the action of bruising |
| an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| a bruise noun |
| to bruise |
| Contusion description |
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| A contusion, commonly known as a bruise, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. The bruise then remains visible until the blood is either absorbed by tissues or cleared by immune system action. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone. Bruises are not to be confused with other similar-looking lesions primarily distinguished by their diameter or causation. These lesions include petechia (< 3 mm result from numerous and diverse etiologies such as adverse reactions from medications such as warfarin, straining, asphyxiation, platelet disorders and diseases such as cytomegalovirus), purpura (3 mm to 1 cm, classified as palpable purpura or non-palpable purpura and indicates various pathologic conditions such as thrombocytopenia), and ecchymosis (>1 cm caus |