n.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' tü-zh ə n, - ' tyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English conteschown, from Latin contusion-, contusio, from contundere to pound, bruise, from com- + tundere to beat; akin to Gothic stautan to strike, Sanskrit tudati he pushes
Date: 15th century
: injury to tissue usually without laceration : BRUISE 1A
– con · tuse \ - ' tüz, - ' tyüz \ transitive verb