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contuse

Pronunciation: /kənˈtjuːz/
Definition of contuse

verb

[with object] Medicine
  • injure (a part of the body) without breaking the skin, forming a bruise: the whole region beneath the ribcage was contused

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin contus- 'bruised, crushed', from the verb contundere, from con- 'together' + tundere 'beat, thump'

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