2007-01-19 00:55:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
A bruise. Any area that receives a contusion is bruised!
2007-01-19 01:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by cuban friend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: con·tu·sion
Pronunciation: k&n-'tü-zh&n, -'tyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English conteschown, from Latin contusion-, contusio, from contundere to pound, bruise, from com- + tundere to beat; akin to Gothic stautan to strike, Sanskrit tudati he pushes
: injury to tissue usually without laceration : BRUISE 1a
- con·tuse /-'tüz, -'tyüz/ transitive verb
2007-01-19 09:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by LifeRyder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is caused by broken blood vessels under the skin, or can be caused from a needle being inserted into a vein. What it does is continues to bleed under the skin, and collect at the sight of the injury, until the bleeding stops by clotting.
2007-01-19 09:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bruise.
2007-01-19 09:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋