contuse
[ kuh n-tooz, -tyooz ]
/ kənˈtuz, -ˈtyuz /
verb (used with object), con·tused, con·tus·ing.
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
Origin of contuse
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
contūsus past participle of
contundere to bruise, crush, equivalent to
con-
con- +
tud- (variant stem of
tundere to beat) +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM contuse
con·tu·sive [kuh n-too-siv, -tyoo-] /kənˈtu sɪv, -ˈtyu-/, adjectiveWords nearby contuse
controversy,
controvert,
contumacious,
contumacy,
contumely,
contuse,
contused wound,
contusion,
conté,
conundrum,
conurbation
British Dictionary definitions for contusive
contuse
/ (kənˈtjuːz) /
verb
(tr)
to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
Derived forms of contuse
contusive, adjectiveWord Origin for contuse
C15: from Latin
contūsus bruised, from
contundere to grind, from
tundere to beat, batter
Medical definitions for contusive
contuse
[ kən-tōōz′ ]
v.
To injure without breaking the skin; bruise.