What is "contusions"

Usage examples of "contusions".

He could also point to the minor cuts and contusions which both had suffered when their respective ships had manoeuvred abruptly or suffered concussive buffeting: those could as easily have been mortal wounds.

They had all seen the purple bruising and lacerations: now the contusions were faintly yellow splotches, and the wounds were visibly closing.

They doubted he had ever met crystal singers before or knew that their minor bruises, lacerations and contusions healed overnight, leaving them fully able to cope with the new day's ordeals.

You wouldn't be able to deliver every blow with precisely the same force and at precisely the same angle as all the other blows, which is what you would've had to've done to create the kind of contusions on these bodies.

There were abrasions and contusions on many of the workers' faces and exposed arms that showed a pitched battle had taken place.

None of the friends had done as much horseback riding in such a short space of time in their lives, and the rough riding combined with the ability of some of the beasts to throw them to the ground meant that the companions had more than a few contusions and cuts.

Fortunately, her horse had taken the brunt of the blast, and the woman had only a few contusions to show for her part in the explosion.

There were no stab wounds or bullet holes on his body, but his flesh was a puffy mass of contusions and welts.