Bruise vs. Hematoma

Bruiseverb

(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.

Bruiseverb

(transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.

Bruiseverb

(intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

Bruiseverb

(intransitive) To become bruised.

Bruiseverb

(intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.

Bruisenoun

(medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

Bruisenoun

A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.

Bruiseverb

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.

Bruiseverb

To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.

Bruiseverb

To fight with the fists; to box.

Bruisenoun

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.

Bruisenoun

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Bruiseverb

injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of;

Bruiseverb

hurt the feelings of;

Bruiseverb

break up into small pieces for food preparation;

Bruiseverb

damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure;

Bruisenoun

an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels

Bruisenoun

a mark indicating damage on a fruit, vegetable, or plant.

Bruiseverb

inflict a bruise on (someone or something)

Bruiseverb

be susceptible to bruising

Bruiseverb

hurt (someone's feelings)

Bruiseverb

crush or pound (food)

Bruise

A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding that extravasates into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Most bruises are not very deep under the skin so that the bleeding causes a visible discoloration.

Hematomanoun

A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

Hematomanoun

A localised leakage of blood from the blood vessels into nearby tissues, usually confined within a tissue or organ; especially, a local swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin, which may clot and discolor the affected area.

Hematomanoun

a localized swelling filled with blood

Hematoma

A hematoma, also spelled haematoma, or blood suffusion is a localized bleeding outside of blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma including injury or surgery and may involve blood continuing to seep from broken capillaries. A hematoma is benign and is initially in liquid form spread among the tissues including in sacs between tissues where it may coagulate and solidify before blood is reabsorbed into blood vessels.