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De - Pt| English Dictionary: contused wound | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See {Stutter}.] 1. To beat, pound, or together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising. | |
