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Webster 1913 Edition
Contusion
Con-tu′sion
(kŏn-tū′zhŭn)
, Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contusion
CONTUSION
,Noun.
1.
The act of beating and bruising, or the state of being bruised.2.
The act of reducing to powder or fine particles by beating.3.
In surgery, a bruise; a hurt or injury to the flesh or some part of the body by a blunt instrument, or by a fall.