What is a contusion?A contusion is a bruise that appears on your skin after an injury. A bruise happens when small blood vessels tear but skin does not. Blood leaks into nearby tissue, such as soft tissue or muscle.What increases my risk for a contusion?
What is a contusion?A contusion is a bruise that appears on your child's skin after an injury. A bruise happens when small blood vessels tear but skin does not. Blood leaks into nearby tissue, such as soft tissue or muscle.What increases my child's risk for a contusion?
What does it mean when you have a lump? What is a lump? A lump isa protuberance or localized area of swelling that can occur anywhere on the body. Other terms used to describe the various types of lumps include bump, nodule, contusion, tumor and cyst. Lumps can be caused by any numbe...
What does bump mean in FB? You're scrolling through your favorite Facebook group and in comments, you see the word "Bump." You may even see it multiple times on the same post. Whether it's in a Facebook group or an online forum, bumping a post merely meansposting a comment that mo...
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She smiled now, and I thought that was the last of it. “I just wouldn’t call Carl’s behavior love, that’s all I’m saying, honey,” Herb said. “What about you guys?” he said to Laura and me. “Does that sound like love to you?” I shrugged. “I’m the wrong person...
Why get a tattoo to commemorate the weekend when you can walk away with a contusion? So, in the words of writer Tom Robbins, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” You can go back. You can recreate the magic. You can tell all the stories. You can celebrate the good...
When you have commotio cordis, you're less likely to have any structural damage to the heart, but the sudden blow might make your heart stop beating. With myocardial contusion, the heart muscle might be damaged, bruised, torn, or ruptured. There might be damage to the heart valves or dif...
We’ve been sleeping together evey other night (one night for the fun of it, the other night for my internal organs to recover from the contusions) and E’s breaths and sighs make for a sweet, sweet night. It reminds me of being pregnant with her — just her and me, registering ...
acontusionor ahematoma. Most are familiar with the type of bruise that occurs when one has a blunt hit to the skin, such as might occur if one bangs one’s shin on the dishwasher door. Actually, there are three types of bruises that can occur. These are subcutaneous, intramuscular, and...