'Contusion' definitions:
Definition of 'contusion'
(from WordNet)
noun
An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: bruise, contusion]
noun
The action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
Definition of 'Contusion'
From: GCIDE
- Contusion \Con*tu"sion\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]"zh[u^]n), n. [L. contusio: cf. F. contusion.]
- 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) 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. [1913 Webster]