contusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: contusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contusion n an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration Synonym(s): bruise, contusion the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contusion \Con*tu"sion\, n. [L. contusio: cf. F. contusion.] 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. 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.