Associations to the word «Contuse»

Wiktionary

CONTUSE, verb. (transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

Dictionary definition

CONTUSE, verb. Injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee".

Wise words

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