1
as in scratch
a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not
she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table
2
as in scrape
an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface
bruises caused by ill-fitting hiking boots
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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