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The answer BRUISE has 77 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of bruise in various dictionaries:
noun - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
verb - injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
verb - hurt the feelings of
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Shiner, e.g. |
| Bump result |
| Whack aftermath |
| Fruit flaw |
| Banana blemish |
| Sign of a bad apple |
| Wound |
| Welt |
| Insult |
| Turn black and blue |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| Crush or pound (food) |
| Inflict a bruise on (someone or something) |
| An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels. |
| an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels. |
| inflict a bruise on (someone or something). |
| crush or pound (food). |
| a place on a persons skin that is darker from bleeding under the skin, usually from an injury: |
| to develop a bruise or to cause someone or something to have a bruise: |
| an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something: |
| break up into small pieces for food preparation |
| Bruise description |
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| A contusion, commonly known as a bruise, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. The bruise then remains visible until the blood is either absorbed by tissues or cleared by immune system action. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone. Bruises are not to be confused with other similar-looking lesions primarily distinguished by their diameter or causation. These lesions include petechia (< 3 mm result from numerous and diverse etiologies such as adverse reactions from medications such as warfarin, straining, asphyxiation, platelet disorders and diseases such as cytomegalovirus), purpura (3 mm to 1 cm, classified as palpable purpura or non-palpable purpura and indicates various pathologic conditions such as thrombocytopenia), and ecchymosis (>1 cm caus |