CONTUSION, noun [Latin , to beat.] 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.
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