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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contusion n : an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: {bruise}]
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