The muscles and associated tissues in this region had been destroyed and there were very extensive subcutaneous contusions. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
The bruise resulted from a contusion. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
C Gerald Laird (left shin contusion) was injured May 4, and he hasn't played since. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit Tigers Team Report] Reference
He was later declared to have a left shoulder contusion, which is another word for a bruise. From Wordnik.com. [Philly.com - Latest Videos] Reference
Rookie Michael Beasley added 20 points for Miami and briefly left the game with what the Heat described as a left shin contusion. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Lewis DNP - left shin contusion. From Wordnik.com. [National Basketball Association - Clippers vs. Sonics] Reference
The working diagnosis at this point is a "contusion" to his thumb. From Wordnik.com. [Major League Baseball] Reference
Calvillo was suffering from a "contusion" on his sternum, the team said during a press conference Friday. From Wordnik.com. [London Free Press] Reference
You are correct, a contusion is a bruise. From Wordnik.com. [The Crawfish Boxes] Reference
I had received a severe contusion on the left shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
Bremer upon the hand, producing quite a severe contusion. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
The only cranial wound or contusion was on the right temple. From Wordnik.com. [The Paternoster Ruby] Reference
Temporary signs of median nerve concussion and contusion were noted. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
A large contusion was made by the blow on my thigh, and my clothing was very much torn. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson] Reference
And yet you had suckled that son, though your breast had had to be lanced owing to a contusion. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
Injuries to the nerve roots of the nature of concussion and contusion, are dealt with in Chapter IX. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
This was often transitory when the result of vibratory concussion, contusion, or pressure from hæmorrhage. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Captain Appleton is wounded in the thumb, and also has a contusion on his right breast from a hand-grenade. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
In a third series of cases the globe suffered direct contusion, and in a fourth was perforated and destroyed. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
He was on Long Island with Scott's brigade, and at White Plains received a severe contusion from a spent shot. From Wordnik.com. [The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn] Reference
On the other hand, partial division, perforation, and severe contusion are each and all favoured by the same factor. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
"I broke six ribs, separated my shoulder, got a lung contusion -- and developed a very big fear of biking near trucks.". From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Woman] Reference
Varying pathological developments often result from concussion, contusion or other violent shocks to the bony structures. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
As to the actual anatomical lesion resulting in the cases which we designated clinically as contusion I can give no information. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Left tackle Trent Williams, who suffered a forearm contusion Saturday against Baltimore, appeared to be participating in practice. From Wordnik.com. [Injured Redskins sit out practice] Reference
Kelly Osbourne suffered a sprain and a contusion on her foot and will dance again next week, if she's among the surviving celebrities. From Wordnik.com. [Allie Is Wired!] Reference
And so, Craig Livingstone sat blinking at the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee -- a bouncer battered, a human contusion. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Contusion] Reference
There were some signs of nerve contusion, but no paralysis, beyond tactile anæsthesia in the area of distribution of the median nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
A bruise or contusion is an injury to the tissues underneath the skin, but this does not imply that the skin itself is opened or damaged. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Localised anæsthesia was common from one or other of these causes, but for the most part transitory in the cases of contusion or concussion. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Williams suffered a knee contusion and a sprained toe, tests showed, but the injuries were not nearly as serious as the team initially feared. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider: Trent Williams's MRI shows no structural damage] Reference
He suffered a knee contusion and sprained a toe in last Sunday's loss to the Houston Texans and was not able to participate in practice Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Offensive line faces questions, injuries and uncertainty as Washington Redskins prepare for St. Louis] Reference
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