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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration;
[syn: bruise, contusion]

2. the action of bruising;
- Example: "the bruise resulted from a contusion"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]