contusion
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See also: contusión
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French contusion, from Latin contusionem, from contusus, past participle of contundere (“to beat”), from com- + tundere (“to beat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun[edit]
contusion (countable and uncountable, plural contusions)
- A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken, often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.
- The act of bruising.
Translations[edit]
wound in which the skin is not broken
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin contusionem (accusative of contusio)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contusion f (plural contusions)
Further reading[edit]
- “contusion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- French terms derived from Latin
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
