contusion
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1. the action of bruising (noun.act)
2. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state)
hyponym | : | ecchymosis, |
definition | : | the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | petechia, |
definition | : | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) (noun.state) |
3. the action of bruising (noun.act)
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