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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 Dictionary Clues |
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| hurt the feelings of |
| an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure |
| injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of |
| To dent or mar. |
| To pound (berries, for example) into fragments crush. |
| An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations. |
| A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage. |
| To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: bruised the fruit by careless packing. |
| To hurt, especially psychologically. |
| 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 |