a bruising injury Spinal cord contusions result in a cavity or hole in the center of the spinal cord Myelinated axons typically survive around the perimeter of the spinal cord, and the dura may even remain unbroken by the injury
Any injury (usually caused by a blow) in which the skin is not broken (a bruise) In the brain, this could result from a rapid deceleration of the head causing the brain to impact on the skull's internal bony prominences
An injury to a muscle and tissues caused by a blow from a blunt object, typically resulting in a bruise
A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound
The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised
A bruise; an area in which blood that has leaked out of blood vessels and is mixed with brain tissue