contusie

Definitions of contusie
  1. noun
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
    synonyms: kneuswond, kneuzing, kwetsing, kwetsuur, laesie, letsel, trauma, verwonding
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    bloeding, hemorragie
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    bloeduitstorting, extravasaat, hematoom, kneuswond, kneuzing, kwetsing, uitstorting
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    buil
    a lump on the body caused by a blow
    branden, verbranden
    an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
    luxatie, ontwrichting
    a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
    beenbreuk, botbreuk, breuk, fractuur, ruptuur
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
    insectenbeet, insektenbeet, steek, vlooiebeet, vlooienbeet
    a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
    whiplash, zweepslag
    an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
    wond, wonde
    an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    klauw, krab, krauw, schrab, schram
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
    jaap, snede, snee, snijwond
    a wound made by cutting
    scheurwond
    a torn ragged wound
    beet
    a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
    vlooiebeet, vlooienbeet
    sting inflicted by a flea
    muggebeet, muggebult, muggenbeet, muggenbult, muggensteek, muggesteek
    a sting inflicted by a mosquito
    schroeiplek
    a surface burn
    brandwond
    a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
    derdegraadsverbranding
    burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
    verbrijzeling
    fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
    bloedneus, epistaxis
    bleeding from the nose
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    indispositie
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  2. noun
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    synonyms: bloeduitstorting, extravasaat, hematoom, kneuswond, kneuzing, kwetsing, uitstorting
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    kneuswond, kneuzing, kwetsing, kwetsuur, laesie, letsel, trauma, verwonding
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
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