Definition
A bruise is a dark, sore mark on the skin caused by a hit or bump that breaks small blood vessels under the surface. The skin isn’t cut, but the area can be painful and changes color as it heals.
Etymology
From Middle English “brusen,” meaning “to crush or injure,” from Old French “bruisier,” “to break.” The root idea is crushing without cutting.
Kelly Says
A bruise is basically a tiny hidden blood spill under your skin, slowly being cleaned up by your body. The strange color changes—purple, green, yellow—are your internal cleanup crew at work, breaking down the trapped blood.
Translations
CSČeština
modřina
ˈmodr̝ɪna
DADansk
blåplet
ˈblɔˀplæt
DEDeutsch
Bluterguss
ˈbluːtɐɡʊs
ESEspañol
moretón
moɾeˈton
FISuomi
mustelma
ˈmustelma
FRFrançais
ecchymose
ɛʃimoz
HUMagyar
zúzódás
zuːzoːdaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
memar
məmar
ITItaliano
livido
liˈviːdo
MSBahasa Melayu
lebam
ləbam
MYမြန်မာ
နီရဲခြင်း
nì reɪ hkràɰ̃
NLNederlands
blauwe plek
blauwə plɛk
NONorsk
blåmerke
blɔːˈmærkə
PAPA
ਨੀਲਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ
nīlā niśān
PTPortuguês
contusão
kõtuˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
vânătaie
vɨnəˈtaj.e
SVSvenska
blåmärke
bloːˈmærkə
SWKiswahili
kuumwa
kuːmwa
TAதமிழ்
கருக்கல்
karukkal
TEతెలుగు
నీలిమచ్చ
nīlimacca
UKУкраїнська
синяк
ˈsʲinʲak
URاردو
نیلے نिशان
nīle niśān
VITiếng Việt
tổn thương
toɳ tʰɔ̌ŋ
ZUZU
ukukhukhukhuma
ukukʼukʼukʼuma