contusion

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Etymology

From Middle French contusion, from Latin contusionem, from contusus, past participle of contundere (“to beat”), from com- + tundere (“to beat”).

Noun

Wikipedia contusion (plural contusions)

1. A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken; often having broken blood vessels and discolouration

Translations

wound in which the skin is not broken

• Armenian: սալջարդ (hy) (salǰard)
• Bulgarian: натъртване (bg) (natǎrtvane) n
• Catalan: contusió (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 挫傷 (cmn), 挫伤 (cmn) (cuòshāng)

• Dutch: bloeding (nl)
• Finnish: ruhjevamma (fi)
• French: ecchymose (fr) f
• Galician: contusión (gl) f

• German: Prellung (de) f
• Indonesian: memar
• Italian: contusione (it) f
• Japanese: 挫傷 (ja) (ざしょう, zashō)
• Portuguese: contusão (pt) f
• Russian: ушиб (ru) (ušíb) m
• Scottish Gaelic: pronnadh (gd) m
• Spanish: contusión (es) f

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /kO~.ty.zjO~/

Etymology

From Latin contusionem (accusative of contusio)

Noun

contusion f (plural contusions)

1. contusion, bruise