contusion
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See also: contusión
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French contusion, from Latin contūsiōnem, accusative singular of contūsiō, from contūsus, past participle of contundō (“to beat”), from com- + tundō (“to beat”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈtjuːʒən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtuʒən/
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun
contusion (countable and uncountable, plural contusions)
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Translations
wound in which the skin is not broken
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contūsiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
contusion f (plural contusions)
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Further reading
- “contusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.