CONTUSION


Meaning of CONTUSION in English

[ kən'tju:ʒ(ə)n ]

■ noun Medicine a bruise.

Derivatives

contuse verb

Origin

ME: from Fr., from L. contusio(n-) , from contundere , from con- 'together' + tundere 'to beat, thump'.

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