Why then do the reporters feel the need to use "contusion" rather than the layman's term of "bruised?"
Are they trying to impress or teach everyone a bit of medical terminology?
Are they trying to make the players seem tougher for all those fantasy players who think a contusion is something more serious than a bruise?
I just don't get it. Call it like it is, and stop trying to force medical terminology into your reporting of minor issues.
Contusion = bruise.
Abrasion = scratch.
Concussion = knocked the f-out!

Definition of Contusion:
Contusion: Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are damaged or broken as the result of a blow to the skin (be it bumping against something or hitting yourself with a hammer). The raised area of a bump or bruise results from blood leaking from these injured blood vessels into the tissues as well as from the body's response to the injury. A purplish, flat bruise that occurs when blood leaks out into the top layers of skin is referred to as an ecchymosis.
...and another thing for all these *ussy players with an achy back or the like who need to sit out a couple days to feel all better...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVmkNqRtR98
and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzkTAdF6I2A
[ April 12, 2010, 01:06 PM: Message edited by: sportsbettingman ]