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Pronunciation / Transliteration: contusione
"Ha riportato una brutta contusione alla spalla."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An injury where blood vessels in the skin are damaged, causing discoloration; a bruise.
"The doctor examined the severe contusion on the patient's thigh."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin contusio-, from the verb contundere 'to bruise', from con- 'together' + tundere 'to beat'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "contusion" is said worldwide
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contusion
Transliteration: contusion
"Il a une légère contusion sur le bras."
Prellung
Transliteration: Prellung
"Er hat eine schwere Prellung am Knie."
contusione
Transliteration: contusione
"Ha riportato una brutta contusione alla spalla."
contusión
Transliteration: contusion
"La caída le dejó una gran contusión en la pierna."
contusão
Transliteration: contusao
"O jogador sofreu uma contusão no joelho."
चोट
Transliteration: chot
"उसकी बांह पर एक गहरी चोट है।"
挫伤
Transliteration: cuòshāng
"医生说他腿上有轻微的挫伤。"
타박상
Transliteration: tabaksang
"그는 팔에 심한 a타박상을 입었다."
打撲傷
Transliteration: dabukushō
"彼は膝に軽い打撲傷を負った。"
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