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contusion (kuhn TOO zhuhn) (s) (noun), contusions (pl)
A bruise or a part of damaged tissue in which blood capillaries have been ruptured: A contusion is an injury to the body in which the skin is not broken; however, there is usually a discolored area that could have been caused by a blow or impact that burst the underlying vessels of a person’s vital body fluid.
A bruise that affects the tissue under the skin, but not breaking the skin.
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