Bible Dictionaries
Contusion

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised.

(2):

(n.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contusion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/contusion.html. 1828.