Anatomy def: region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.
Outlander def: “Laddie, you-in-big-trouble-now” patch of flesh, bruised by wickedly sharp teeth!
Learn about contusions in Anatomy Lesson # 35, “Outlander Owies! – Part One” and Anatomy Lesson #37, “Outlander Owies Part 3 – Mars and Scars”
Read about Jamie’s thigh bruises in Diana Gabaldon’s Dragonfly in Amber!
“What,” I said again, “happened to you?” … high on the inside of one leg was what could be nothing other than a bite; the toothmarks were plainly visible.
…“Sassenach,” he said, “what do ye think I’ve been doing?” “Er, well,” I said, trying and failing to keep my eyes away from the marks on his thigh.
…are those the scars of honorable combat, gained in defending your virtue?” … “Yes,”
He said calmly.
See Jamie’s thigh contusions in Starz episode 204, La Dame Blanche!
a deeply grateful,
Outlander Anatomist