Crossword clue: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
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injure the underlying soft tissue or bone ofTo fight with the fists; to box. Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray.A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.Another word for bruise