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contusion
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bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
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contusion cataract
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one due to shock or to injury of the eyeball.
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contusion
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An injury to underlying tissues without breaking the skin; a bruise.
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contusion
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Another name for a bruise. A contusion is caused when blood vessels are damaged or broken as the result of a bump or hit to the skin. 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
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contusion
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Any injury (usually caused by a blow) in which the skin is not broken (a bruise). In the brain, this could result from a rapid deceleration of the head causing the brain to impact on the skull's internal bony prominences.
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