(bruise) Injury of the soft tissues or bone without breaking the skin that is characterized by blood leakage into the surrounding area.

(bruises) A bruise is a mark on your skin caused by blood trapped under the surface. It happens when an injury crushes small blood vessels but does not break the skin. Those vessels break open and leak blood under the skin. Bruises are often painful and swollen. You can get skin, muscle and bone bruises. Bone bruises are the most serious. It can take months for a bruise to fade, but most last about two weeks. They start off a reddish color, and then turn bluish-purple and greenish-yellow before returning to normal. To reduce bruising, ice the injured area and elevate it above your heart. See your health care provider if you seem to bruise for no reason, or if the bruise appears to be infected.

A bruise. An injury that causes swelling, pain, and discoloration but doesn't break the skin.

Extravasation of blood into the surrounding tissues.

Mechanical injury (usually caused by a blow) resulting in hemorrhage beneath unbroken skin; a bruise.

Injuries resulting in hemorrhage, usually manifested in the skin.

(bruise/contusion) Injury of the soft tissues without breaking the skin that is characterized by blood leakage into the surrounding area.

(bruising) A finding of injury of the soft tissues or bone characterized by leakage of blood into surrounding tissues.

Muscle contusion indicates a direct, blunt, compressive force to a muscle. Contusions are one of the most common sports-related injuries.

Bruise, a visible bluish or purplish mark or patch occurring beneath the surface of unbroken skin, resulting from the rupture of blood vessels in the deeper layers of subcutaneous tissues. Bruises are usually caused by a blow or pressure but, in aged persons, may occur spontaneously. In healing...