con·tuse (k n-t z , -tyz)tr.v. con·tused, con·tus·ing, con·tus·es To injure without breaking the skin; bruise. [Middle English contusen, from Latin contundere, cont  s-, to beat : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + tundere, to beat.] |
contuse [kənˈtjuːz]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
[from Latin contūsus bruised, from contundere to grind, from tundere to beat, batter]
contusive adj
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