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A contusion is a bruise or hemorrhage without a break in the skin.

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What is the medical term meaning black and blue discoloration of the skin caused by hemorrhage?

Contusions, purpurae, and petechiae all are purple skin discoloration caused by bleeding beneath the skin.


What is the collection of blood beneath the skin called?

A bruise - or contusion.


How can one hide a contusion using makeup?

You can use a concealer to hide the contusion. Pat the skin with the contusion with the concealer and gently blend in the concealer with the surrounding skin to hide the bruise.


What does contusion mean?

Contusion is an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken. It is another name for bruise.


What contusion mean?

Contusion is an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken. It is another name for bruise.


What is a slight injury to the flesh under the skin which has changed colour?

That's called a bruise - or the medical term is a contusion.


An injury that does not break the skin?

Yes a bruse does not break the skin it marks it


An injury that does not break the skin and is characterized by swelling discoloration and pain is known as?

A bruise or contusion. It occurs when small blood vessels break and leak blood into the surrounding tissue, causing swelling, discoloration, and pain. Treatment typically involves rest, ice, compression, and elevation.


Can a bruise be colorless?

If a bruise is deep enough in the tissues, you will not see direct evidence on the skin. For example, a brain contusion. However, most bruises are visible.


What do you mean by contusion?

A contusion, of any size, shape, or cause, is a bruise. A bruise occurs when a force injures small blood vessels under the skin. Capillaries leak blood, which settles into the tissues causing black and blue coloration.


What type of injury results in bruising and swelling of tissue without breaking the skin?

A contusion, also known as a bruise, is an injury that results in bruising and swelling of tissue without breaking the skin. It is typically caused by a blunt force trauma that damages blood vessels underneath the skin, leading to discoloration and swelling.


What is condusion?

Do you mean, "contusion?" If so, it's an injury where the tissue is injured but the skin isn't broken (for example, a bruise.)