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 Green, meanwhile, is listed as out with a low back contusion. – The Warriors play the Suns at 5 p.m. at the Chase Center on Saturday; Curry and Green are likely to return then for the quick turnaround. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 Dorian Finney-Smith was ruled out before tipoff because of a left calf contusion. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024 The Bills announced it as a right elbow contusion and that Allen was cleared to return. Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024 Forward Jordan Walsh was upgraded to available after being listed as questionable with a left rib contusion. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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