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/kənˈto͞oZHən/,
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contusions, plural;
  1. A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

  1. (contusion) bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
  2. (contusion) the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
  3. A bruise, also called a contusion, is a type of relatively minor hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding interstitial tissues. ...
  4. (contusion) A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken; often having broken blood vessels and discolouration
  5. (contusion) distinct area of swollen brain tissue mixed with blood released from broken blood vessels.
  6. (contusion) a bruise caused by a blow to the muscle, tendon, or ligament; caused when blood pools around the point of injury and discolors the skin.
  7. (Contusion) An injury to a muscle and tissues caused by a blow from a blunt object, typically resulting in a bruise.
  8. (Contusion) A bruise, often associated with blunt trauma.
  9. (Contusion) A bruising injury. Spinal cord contusions result in a cavity or hole in the centre of the spinal cord. Myelinated axons typically survive around the perimeter of the spinal cord, and the dura may even remain unaffected by the injury.
  10. A contusion is bruising on the brain at the site of fracture, or as a result of a direct impact and/or shaking to the head.   Large contusions may need to be surgically removed.
  11. (CONTUSION) Injury that causes hemorrhage into or beneath the skin.
  12. (CONTUSION) bruising of the tissues.  Of increased significance within the central nervous system, as nervous tissues are constrained within a fixed space; swelling may occur as a consequence of contusion, resulting in pressure building up and damage to the CNS.
  13. (Contusion) This is a medical term meaning a bruise.
  14. (Contusion) [from Latin tundo, to beat]: A traumatic flesh injury which does not break the skin.
  15. (Contusion) damage to the skin and underlying tissues from a blunt injury such as afall; the skin may be scraped and the tissues bruised.
  16. (contusion (Also called bruise.)) a collection of blood due to broken blood vessels underneath the skin usually caused by trauma. A bruise causes discoloration and swelling in the area.
  17. (contusion) A form of closed-head injury that produces mild hemorrhaging and associated swelling.
  18. (contusion) A head injury in which the brain is shifted out of its normal position and pressed against one side of the skull, thus bruising the neural tissue.
  19. A contusion is basically a deep bruise that is caused by direct impact. In football we generally hear about quadricep (thigh) contusions. Usually, contusions do not sideline an athlet-- if they start to manage the injury immediately.
  20. Microscopic or visible hemorrhages into tissue; a bruise. Following head injury, contusions occur more often in frontal and temporal poles of the brain.
  21. bruise, superficial injury produced from impact without laceration.
  22. (more commonly known as a bruise) - caused by blunt force trauma that damages tissues under the skin