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# contusion

noun (a contusion, contusions)

«contusion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(medicine) A contusion is a bruise: an injury where the skin is not broken but blood leaks under it, making a dark mark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#m1)

### In the lessons

It is the doctor's word for a bruise and appears in hospital reports, first-aid books and news («he suffered a contusion»). In science lessons about the body it explains why bruises change colour as they heal. Phrases: «a bone contusion», «cuts and contusions», «minor contusions».

### Examples

- The doctor said the dark mark on my knee was only a contusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#x1)
- The footballer suffered a contusion after the hard tackle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#x2)
- The X-ray showed no broken bone, just a contusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#x3)
- She had a few cuts and contusions after falling off her bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#x4)
- Put ice on a contusion to stop it swelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#x5)
- A contusion turns purple, then green, then yellow as it heals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/#x6)

### Note

Countable: one contusion, two contusions. Everyday word: bruise. Not the same as concussion (an injury to the brain after a knock on the head) — the two words sound alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contusion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contusion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«contusion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/contusion.html) on Mova free.