a vital wound
1vital — [vīt′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < L vitalis, vital < vita, life, akin to vivere, to live: see BIO ] 1. of, concerned with, or manifesting life [vital energy] 2. a) necessary or essential to life; being a source or support of life [vital organs]… …
2vital — /ˈvaɪtl / (say vuytl) adjective 1. of or relating to life: vital functions; vital processes. 2. having life, or living. 3. having remarkable energy, enthusiasm, vivacity: he has a very vital personality. 4. being the seat or source of life: the… …
3vital — vitally, adv. vitalness, n. /vuyt l/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to life: vital processes. 2. having remarkable energy, liveliness, or force of personality: a vital leader. 3. being the seat or source of life: the vital organs. 4. necessary to life …
4vital — vi•tal [[t]ˈvaɪt l[/t]] adj. 1) bio of, pertaining to, or necessary to life: vital processes[/ex] 2) energetic, lively, or forceful: a vital leader[/ex] 3) necessary to the existence, continuance, or well being of something; essential 4) of… …
5International Red Cross Wound Classification System — The International Red Cross wound classification system is a system whereby certain features of a wound are scored: the size of the skin wound(s); whether there is a cavity, fracture or vital structure injured; the presence or absence of metallic …
6Death wound — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …
7Primal Wound — is a book by American author Nancy Verrier published in 1993. The book posits that there is a Primal Wound that develops when a mother and child are separated by adoption shortly after childbirth. It describes the mother and child as having a… …
8flesh wound — ► NOUN ▪ a wound that breaks the skin but does not damage bones or vital organs …
9flesh wound — n. a wound that does not reach the bones or vital organs …
10flesh wound — noun a wound that breaks the skin but does not damage bones or vital organs …
