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contusion
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One guy took a horn in the thigh, suffering a baseball-sized contusion.
He did allow the doctors to check out his right leg, which had a slight contusion.
It had swelled as though it would burst his coat, but it was only a contusion, though a severe and painful one.
The despoiled bird at least gets off with nothing worse than a contusion at the base of the throat.
She inquired the cause, and was greatly shocked at the frightful contusion upon my temple.
The gallant Captain Harman received three musket-balls in his body, and a severe contusion from a cannon-shot.
Thus landing without commander or colours, the Portuguese fell into contusion, and the two next in command were both slain.
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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contusion, such as: swelling, bang, bump, cut, discoloration, and knock.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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