BRUISING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bruising mean? 

• BRUISING (adjective)
  The adjective BRUISING has 2 senses:

1. causing mental or emotional injury

2. brutally forceful and compelling

  Familiarity information: BRUISING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRUISING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing mental or emotional injury

Context example:

protected from the bruising facts of battle

Similar:

harmful (causing or capable of causing harm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Brutally forceful and compelling

Context example:

protected from the bruising facts of battle

Similar:

forceful (characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical))

 Context examples 

Symptoms of a fracture are: • Out-of-place or misshapen limb or joint • Swelling, bruising or bleeding • Intense pain • Numbness and tingling • Limited mobility or inability to move a limb

(Fractures, NIH)

Some symptoms are: • Upper body obesity • Thin arms and legs • Severe fatigue and muscle weakness • High blood pressure • High blood sugar • Easy bruising

(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The swelling may extend across the midline of the scalp and may exhibit discoloration or bruising.

(Caput Succedaneum, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical signs may include fatigue, dyspnea, bruising and frequent infections.

(Alkylating Agent-Related Myelodysplastic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The main symptoms of hemophilia are excessive bleeding and easy bruising.

(Hemophilia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

The low platelet count causes easy bruising and bleeding, which may be seen as purple areas in the skin, mucous membranes, and outer linings of organs.

(Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, NCI Dictionary)

Clinical signs include recurrent, spontaneous or post-traumatic bruising of fingers.

(Achenbach Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include pain in the hip or groin, bruising and swelling in and around the hip area.

(Hip Fracture, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical presentation includes weight gain, round face, easy bruising, muscle weakness, emotional changes, hirsutism, and hypertension.

(Cortisol-Producing Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include: • Infections • Fever • Loss of appetite • Tiredness • Easy bruising or bleeding • Swollen lymph nodes • Night sweats • Shortness of breath • Pain in the bones or joints

(Childhood Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)