Contuse
Contuse (kon*tūz") , transitive verb
[Latin contusus, past participle of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Sanskrit tud (for stud) to strike, Gothic stautan. See Stutter.]
1.
To beat, pound, or bray together.
Roots, barks, and seeds contused together.
2.
To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin.
Collocations (1)
Contused wound , a wound attended with bruising.