Contusion

Contusion
Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are damaged or broken as the result of a blow to the skin (be it bumping against something or hitting yourself with a hammer). The raised area of a bump or bruise results from blood leaking from these injured blood vessels into the tissues as well as from the body’s response to the injury. A purplish, flat bruise that occurs when blood leaks out into the top layers of skin is referred to as an ecchymosis.
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Any mechanical injury (usually caused by a blow) resulting in hemorrhage beneath unbroken skin. SEE ALSO: bruise. [L. contusio, a bruising]
- brain c. a bruising, usually of the surface, of the brain with extravasation of blood but without rupture of the pia-arachnoid; healing results in a superficial depressed sclerotic area, possibly with incorporated meninges. SEE ALSO: brain cicatrix.
- scalp c. intracutaneous or subcutaneous extravasation of blood without gross disruption of skin.

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con·tu·sion kən-'t(y)ü-zhən n injury to tissue usu. without laceration: BRUISE (1)
con·tuse -'t(y)üz vt, con·tused; con·tus·ing

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n.
2. any of various degrees of bruising of the brain (cerebral contusion), resulting from head injury or surgery. Clinical signs range from concussion to coma, reflecting the severity of the trauma.

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con·tu·sion (kən-tooґzhən) [L. contusio, from contundere to bruise] an injury of a part without a break in the skin and with a subcutaneous hemorrhage. Called also bruise.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • contusion — CONTUSION. s. f. Meurtrissure. Légère contusion. Horrible contusion. Il reçut dans sa cuirasse un coup de mousquet qui lui fit une grande contusion. Plaie avec contusion …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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  • Contusion — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contusion — (n.) c.1400, from M.Fr. contusion, from L. contusionem (nom. contusio) crushing, bruising, from contus , pp. stem of contundere to beat, break to pieces, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + tundere to beat (see OBTUSE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Contusion — (v. lat., Chir., Quetschung, Brausche), Geschwulst in Folge eines Stoßes od. Druckes auf die äußere Haut mit Blutunterlaufung, ohne Zerreißung der Haut; um die eintretende Entzündung u. nachfolgende Eiterung zu verhüten, macht man Umschläge von… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Contusion — Contusion, lat., Quetschung, eine Geschwulst, durch Stoß oder Druck verursacht, ohne äußere Blutung; gewöhnlich werden zu ihrer Zertheilung Spirituosa angewendet …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • contusion — bruise, *wound, trauma, traumatism, lesion …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • contusion — [n] bruise, injury bang, bump, cut, discoloration, knock, mouse, swelling, wale, wound; concept 309 …   New thesaurus

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