contusion
1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (Freq. 1) • Syn: bruise • Derivationally related forms: bruise (for: bruise) • Hypernyms: injury, hurt, harm, trauma • Hyponyms: ecchymosis, petechia, shiner, black eye, mouse 2. the action of bruising - the bruise resulted from a contusion • Derivationally related forms: contuse • Hypernyms: hit, hitting, striking
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