head bump
Cranial impact injury
A head bump is an affectionate gesture where two people gently touch foreheads or tap heads together, common between parents and small children or romantic partners.
Cats perform head bumps against humans and other animals as a greeting and sign of trust.
The term also covers any accidental collision involving the head: I got a nasty head bump from the cabinet door.
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- knockStrike-produced sound
thud · forehead · goose egg · see stars · skull · impact · ouch · painful · tender · tender spot · ice pack · welt · contusion · black and blue · cranium · bonk · clash · strike
head bumptraumatic brain injury
Brain damage from external force
skull fracture · concussion · brain hemorrhage · subdural hematoma · brain damage
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