Contusion

Japanese: contusion
Contusion

…Injuries caused by various degrees of blunt force, without any wounds on the surface of the skin. Contusions and contusions are almost synonymous, but strictly speaking, contusions are contusions caused by blows. They are also called "bruises."

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "contusion" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…種々な程度の鈍力によって生ずる損傷で,表面の皮膚に創傷がないものをいう。打撲傷と挫傷contusionとはほとんど同意語として使われているが,厳密にいえば挫傷のうち打撲によるものが打撲傷である。いわゆる〈うちみ〉のこと。…

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