Associations to the word «Contusion»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CONTUSION, noun. An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.
CONTUSION, noun. The action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats