noun
definition
A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken, often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.
definition
The act of bruising.
Examples of contusion in a Sentence
The area of the cortical contusion is outlined in purple.
A contusion may appear as a bruise beneath the skin or may appear only on imaging tests.
These methods of treatment require to be modified for wounds in special situations and for those in which there is much contusion and laceration.
On the second image, a haemorrhagic contusion is seen in the cerebellum.
It is always associated with significant pulmonary contusion resulting in hypoxia.
This condition is called intracerebral hemorrhage or intracerebral contusion (from the word for bruising).
The most common sports injury is a bruise (contusion).
In April 1854 he again took the field in command of the army of the Danube, but on the 9th of June, at Silistria, where he suffered defeat, he received a contusion which compelled him to retire from active service.