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Dictionary » B » Bruise BruiseBruise An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc, with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. (isa. I. 6) 1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. 2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. (Shak) Synonym: to pulverize, bray, triturate, pound, contuse. Origin: oe. Brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, as. Brsan or fr. OF. Bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. From OHG. Brochison. Cf. Break. ![]()
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Results from our forumWhy isn't injection given into artery rather than vein?... an artery, which is harder to find than a vein. This hurts. Blood taken out under pressure and tested for 02 content among other things. Leaves a bruise for weeks. Please explain your above statement in red. Thanks
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Why isn't injection given into artery rather than vein?... an artery, which is harder to find than a vein. This hurts. Blood taken out under pressure and tested for 02 content among other things. Leaves a bruise for weeks.
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guess whats wrong with dr. dugmore!!!! he he he... wrists maybe absent-mindedly? Maybe you changed the way you sleep? I once woke up with a numb knee. Stayed that way for 2 weeks until an enormous bruise came up under the kneecap. Very odd, and I still have no idea how I did it. Could also be emotional (believe it or not), everything ok in the ...
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Familial Action Tremors... that magnitude. There are only two docters on this island and one of them is so crappy he put a kids leg in a cast for a week because of a minor bruise :lol: , and the other one is so good everybody wants him, so you can only get 15 minutes tops after waiting a month. But Why I posted this thread ...
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blood vesselsA bruise is usually at the capillary level just because they're so much smaller and easier to damage. But depending on the force of the injury, larger vessels can be damaged as well. You can get a bruise after getting an IV, ...
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