contusion

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Furthermore, in any specific incident you might very well be subject to a bruise if wearing a helmet and a contusion otherwise.

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Quick take

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Meaning at a glance

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noun

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

noun

the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for contusion.

noun

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

noun

the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"

Example sentences

Furthermore, in any specific incident you might very well be subject to a bruise if wearing a helmet and a contusion otherwise.

If you classify a bruise on the forehead and a severe cerebral contusion both as "head injuries", you are unlikely to see much of a difference between wearing a helmet and not in terms of head injuries

Swelling and inflammation near the damage leads to contusion of nervous tissue and the formation of scar-tissue like plaques that reduce the effectiveness of myelin as an electrical material.

" [1]"The aim of this study was to examine the effects of icing soon after muscle contusion injury on subsequent inflammation, angiogenesis, revascularization, and myofiber regeneration.

These findings suggest that, although icing may mildly suppress inflammation and some aspects of angiogenesis/revascularization, these effects are not sufficient to retard muscle regeneration after contusion injury.