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What exactly is a bruise ?
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See below: A bruise is the result injury leading to blood vessels leaking into the tissue around leading to swelling, pain and discoloration in the area around the injury.
Answered 4/24/2019
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Bruise: A bruise is blood under the skin, usually after an injury. There are also some medical conditions that can cause bruising. I would recommend seeing a doctor for any unexplained bruising.
Answered 6/8/2013
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What is a bruise: Bruise is bleeding under the skin and it looks bluish black it can be due to trauma to that area or sometimes comes on spontaneusly due to certain medical conditions.There may be fragility of blood vessels, low platlet count, or other bleeding disorders due to lack of clotting factors in blood.If is recurrent and in many places in the body then one has to consult their physician.
Answered 12/26/2017
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