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an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (bruising)
- Deeds of violence, brutalities, contusions, fractures; this is the work of the revolutions from Luther to Mirabeau.1.3.1 — Vol 1 Bk 3 Chpt 1 — Notre-Dame (44% in)
- He studied the science of herbs, the science of unguents; he became an expert in fevers and in contusions, in sprains and abcesses.1.4.2 — Vol 1 Bk 4 Chpt 2 — Claude Frollo (34% in)
There are no more uses of "contusion" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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