CONTUSION   Author:  23075  Category:(Human Interest) Created:(7/6/2008 10:02:00 AM) This post has been Viewed (183 times) (noun) (kahn-TOO-zhahn, kahn-TYOO-zhahn) 1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration: "Snowboarding for the first time left Eve with such a sizable contusion that she invested in pants with strategic padding." ORIGIN: Approximately 1400; from Latin, 'contusionem,': crushing, bruising, from 'contusus,' past participle of 'contundere': to beat, to break to pieces ('com-': intensive prefix + 'tundere': to beat). You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Show all stories by   Author:  23075 ( Click here ) Spring is coming