Con*tu"sion (?), n. [L. contusio: cf. F. contusion.] 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. 2. (Med.)
A bruise; an injury attended with more or
less disorganization
of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.
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