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Synonyms for contusion

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-too-zhuh n, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtu ʒən, -ˈtyu-


Définition of contusion

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Middle French contusion, from Latin contusionem (nominative contusio) "crushing, bruising," from contus-, past participle stem of contundere "to beat, break to pieces," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tundere "to beat" (see obtuse).
  • noun bruise, injury
Example sentences :
  • And yet you had suckled that son, though your breast had had to be lanced owing to a contusion.
  • Extract from : « Plutarch's Morals » by Plutarch
  • Contusion in this region, on the other hand, is not uncommon.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
  • Two horses were killed under him, and he received a contusion in the thigh.
  • Extract from : « Won by the Sword » by G.A. Henty
  • It was at this juncture that he received the contusion, and became for some time senseless.
  • Extract from : « Soyer's Culinary Campaign » by Alexis Soyer
  • There was quite a contusion near one temple and he was bleeding at the nose.
  • Extract from : « Bound to Succeed » by Allen Chapman
  • It also means a grayish blue or lead color, as flesh by contusion.
  • Extract from : « The Style Book of The Detroit News » by The Detroit News
  • He did find concussion and contusion of the brain, yet there was no evidence of that.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of the Century » by Henry M. Hunt
  • His skull was crushed, and he died in a few minutes from contusion of the brain.
  • Extract from : « Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch » by Ulrich Frank
  • He had got a contusion, the doctor said, and would be confined to his cot for weeks.
  • Extract from : « The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland » by J. Irwin Brown
  • "I've had contusion," said the little officer in a dreamy voice.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Forest » by Hugh Walpole

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