Main Entry: con·tu·sion

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈtü-zhən, -ˈtyü-\

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

Date: 15th century

: injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise 1a

— con·tuse \-ˈtüz, -ˈtyüz\ transitive verb