contusion
IPA: kʌntˈuʒʌn
noun
- (medicine, countable) Synonym of bruise.
- (medicine, uncountable) Synonym of bruising.
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Examples of "contusion" in Sentences
- He has contusion on his head.
- Cerebral contusion is bruising of the brain tissue.
- The contusion frequently heals on its own with supportive care.
- He had lacerated wounds, contusions, ligature marks and hematoma.
- Contusion can also permanently reduce the compliance of the lungs.
- The working diagnosis at this point is a "contusion" to his thumb.
- Pulmonary contusion is the most common potentially lethal chest injury.
- He suffered a contusion of the spinal cord, a career threatening injury.
- The physical processes behind pulmonary contusion are poorly understood.
- Prevention of pulmonary contusion is similar to that of other chest trauma.
- If this is the case, why is contusion equally serious in children and adults
- C Gerald Laird (left shin contusion) was injured May 4, and he hasn't played since.
- He was later declared to have a left shoulder contusion, which is another word for a bruise.
- Calvillo was suffering from a "contusion" on his sternum, the team said during a press conference Friday.
- During the action General Meade received a slight contusion from a spent grapeshot, and had two horses killed under him.
- Edmonton LW and captain Ethan Moreau has yet to play this season because of a left ankle contusion from the preseason. ...
- Rookie Michael Beasley added 20 points for Miami and briefly left the game with what the Heat described as a left shin contusion.
- Los Angeles also was short-handed, playing without center Chris Kaman, the league's third-leading rebounder at 13.9, who sat out with a left shin contusion.
- The cause of death for all 20 victims was chest contusion, meaning they were crushed to death, said Hannelore Kraft, the state governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Duisburg is located.
- Shanahan said he met with McNabb last Tuesday to discuss the quarterback's various injuries - sore hamstrings and a shin contusion among them - and asked McNabb whether he was healthy enouugh to play at Detroit.
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