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contusion

noun
/kənˈtjuːʒən/UK/kənˈtuʒən/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French contusion, from Latin contūsiōnem, accusative singular of contūsiō, from contūsus, past participle of contundō (“to beat”), from com- + tundō (“to beat”).

  1. derived from contūsiōnem
  2. borrowed from contusion

Definitions

  1. Synonym of bruise.

  2. Synonym of bruising.

The neighborhood

Derived

contusional, hemicontusion, microcontusion

Vish — recursive loop

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