English → Latin
“contusion” in Latin
compressiōsqueezing, compression; embracecontūsiōbruise, contusion; crushingcontundōto beat or pound to a pulp; to bruise, make sore; to utterly subdueScrībōniusGaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman statesman and orator; Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician
The English word contusion itself goes back to Latin tundō, through contūsiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contusion
compressio: contusio (as act): contusum (Scribonius, Comp., 209; Plin., 29, 6, 39, etc.); *membri pars elisa (as thing; the injured limb).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contusion?
- The usual Latin words for “contusion” are compressiō, contūsiō, contundō; also Scrībōnius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.