as in bruise
a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not suffered multiple contusions as a result of a car accident

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Recent Examples of contusion Forward Jordan Walsh was upgraded to available after being listed as questionable with a left rib contusion. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2024 Advertisement The right shoulder contusion that kept Coffey out of his first game of the season meant the Clippers didn’t have their fifth-leading scorer to provide them a lift. Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 The report showed that strains and contusions accounted for nearly 50 percent of all workplace injuries, which was followed by lacerations and sprains. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024 Other players on the Lakers injury report include Jarred Vanderbilt (right foot surgery recovery/left knee effusion), Christian Wood (left knee surgery recovery), and Jaxson Hayes (right ankle sprain/contusion). Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for contusion 

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“Contusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contusion. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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