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A bruise is in medicine called a contusion. A bruise occurs when force injures the small blood vessels, capillaries. Blood leaks out of capillaries into the tissue. This initially causes the skin to turn a dark black or blue or some mixture. This deep, dark coloring signifies the bruise is fresh or new. But the body immediately begins repairs. Macrophages zoom to the area to do clean up, which causes heat at the site, so a bruise might feel warmer than regular skin. The circulatory system sends in more blood flow to promote healing. As macrophages eat up debris, and the body reabsorbs blood/debris from the tissue, the bruise begins to change to a rainbow of colors: blue, green, yellow, pink, etc. These colors begin to lighten into pastels. When you see a multicolored bruise that looks like it is spreading or getting bigger, and multi-colored or pastel, it is a sign of an old bruise, not new. Within 7-10 days the body has done much of the work, and the bruise has faded or healed.
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∙ 13y agoit is first a blue greenish color, then it turns purpley yellow depending on skin color
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∙ 11y agoIt depends on the person but most of the times will turn a lighter purple than you hade before and it more than likely will have some yellow in it also.
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∙ 15y agoblack-and-blue
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∙ 13y agoa bruise is usually blue or black
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∙ 10y agowhite
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What is synonym for bruise?
CONTUSION discoloration, mark, injury, blemish, mar
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 another word for bruise?
Bruise is the same in the noun and verb form
What is a heamatoma?
A hematoma is a collection of blood outside of a blood vessel, usually due to injury or trauma. It can result in localized swelling and discoloration of the skin, known as a bruise. Hematomas often resolve on their own as the body reabsorbs the trapped blood.
Is a bruise caused by microorganisms?
No, a bruise or contusion is caused by direct force that breaks small capillaries. You can run into a table leg, and bruise your shin. You can fall and bruise your wrist. If the injury involves trauma or fracture, the bruising can be large and look quite ugly.
What is the meaning of bruise?
A bruise is where some blood vessels under the skin rupture causing a bluish grey discoloration under the skin. Sometimes accompanied by a slight swelling. Usually occurring as a result of an injury.
What causes a bruise?
It is caused by a bunch of broken blood vesseles, causing the color of a bruise to change.
What is the medical term meaning bruising?
Bruises occur when capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding extracellular space. Bruising, in medical terms, depends mostly on the size of the bruise. Generally, bruises are called hematomas, which when broken down literally means "blood tumor". If the hematoma is larger than 1 cm in diameter it is called an ecchymosis.Other names for bruises are:purpura (3-10 mm in diameter)petechia (
The blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood is known as?
CYANOSIS Is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.
Can a sweatrash on your thighs bruise?
It may not be bruises but discoloration of the skin. Cocoa butter cream will lighten up the dark spots if you use it on a regular basis.
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.
How do you use the word bruise in a sentence?
After the car accident, he is body was bruised but he had no broken bones.
