Definition of Contuse. Meaning of Contuse. Synonyms of Contuse

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Definition of Contuse

Contuse
Contuse Con*tuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contused; p. pr. & vb. n. Contusing.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See Stutter.] 1. To beat, pound, or together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. Contused wound, a wound attended with bruising.

Meaning of Contuse from wikipedia

- A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding...
- the body, as in a penetrating or perforated wound, or none, as in the contused wound; all fractures, burns, blast concussions, all effects of biological...
- Odessa American, due to beatings at the hands of Marshall, her rib cage was contused and her head was smashed into brickwork. The divorce became final on September...
- a really trustworthy treatment for compound fractures and other severe contused wounds has been established for the first time, so far as I am aware, in...
- efforts" to revive Selena. He described the singer as being "extremely contused and shredded. The right side of her chest, all the tissue was ripped."...
- Semaine Médicale. 3 (56): 345–347. Baurienne, H (1764). "Sur une plaie contuse qui s'est terminee par le sphacele de le ****". J Med Chir Pharm. 20:...
- severe to break off parts of the joint surface. Less severe trauma might contuse the bone to cause an area of necrosis which might then separate. In some...
- top of head were found contused. The scalp tissues over an area 7 x 5 cm around injuries Nos.1 and 2 were also found contused. The skull was intact. Brain...
- of the apical portion of the right upper lobe of the lung. The bullet contused the strap muscles of the right side of the neck, damaged the trachea, and...
- meaning "'a dull leaden-blue color', and also used to describe the color of contused flesh, leading to the English expression 'black and blue'". The first recorded...