A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by an injury transmitted through unbroken skin to underlying tissue causing rupture of small blood vessels and escape of blood into the tissue with resulting discoloration. [ url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=bruise ]
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A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by an injury transmitted through unbroken skin to underlying tissue causing rupture of small blood vessels and escape of blood into the tissue with resulting discoloration.