contused
Injured but unbroken
Contused means bruised—injured without breaking the skin, typically from a blow or impact.
The term is medical or formal; in everyday speech, bruised is far more common: The patient presented with a contused shoulder.
A contusion is the noun form.
Blood collected outside vessels
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- purpuraBleeding beneath the skin
- lividityPooled blood discoloration
- blotchIrregular colored mark
splotch · mottled · purple · blue · yellow · green · fading · darkened
Blood collected outside vessels
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
sprain · strain · fracture · swelling · muscle · bone · joint · capillary
Soft or sore
- sorePainful or annoyed
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
aching · sensitive · battered · hurt · pounded · smarting · wince · inflamed
hematoma
Blood collected outside vessels
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- purpuraBleeding beneath the skin
- lividityPooled blood discoloration
blotch · splotch · mottled · purple · blue · yellow · green · fading · darkened · discolored
hematoma
Blood collected outside vessels
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- woundCoiled, or an injury
bruise · sprain · strain · fracture · swelling · muscle · bone · joint · capillary · blood-vessel
tender
Soft or sore
- sorePainful or annoyed
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
throbbing · aching · sensitive · battered · hurt · pounded · smarting · wince · inflamed · discolored
blunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
- forceStrength or compulsion
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
hit · blow · bash · bump · knock · trauma · compression · pressure · crush · slam
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- puffySwollen with air
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
distended · engorged · tumescent · enlarged · raised · lumpy · tender · warm · localized · acute