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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.

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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 Different name for a bruise?

contusion


What does diagnosis code 920 mean?

Contusion to the face, eye, neck, or head.


What is the ICD-9 code for contusion of the cheek and the forearm?

920 - contusion of face 923.10 - contusion of forearm


Are contusion and blunt trauma the same?

A contusion is a bruise. Blunt trauma would likely refer to how the contusion how the bruise was caused.


What do you call a bruise on the brain?

A bruise on the brain is called a contusion.


What is an osseous contusion?

Osseous means bony and contusion means bruise.


What is the difference between concossion and contusion?

A contusion is a bruise, and a concussion is a bruise of the brain.


Is a contusion is a bruise or hemorrhage with a break in the skin?

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


Where is cardiac contusion found on the heart?

Since a contusion is a bruise, it would be located at the point of impact.


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 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.