contuse
con.tuse \k*n-'t(y)u:z\ \-'t(y)u:-zh*n\ vt [MF contuser, fr. L contusus, pp. of contundere to crush, bru]ise, fr. com- + tundere to beat - more at STINT : to injure (tissue) usu. without laceration : BRUISE - con.tu.sion n
Webster's English Dictionarycon.tuse \k*n-'t(y)u:z\ \-'t(y)u:-zh*n\ vt [MF contuser, fr. L contusus, pp. of contundere to crush, bru]ise, fr. com- + tundere to beat - more at STINT : to injure (tissue) usu. without laceration : BRUISE - con.tu.sion n