an infected wound
1wound — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, serious, severe ▪ fatal ▪ a fatal gunshot wound ▪ minor ▪ …
2wound — n Wound, trauma, traumatism, lesion, bruise, contusion are comparable when they mean an injury to one of the organs or parts of the body. Wound generally denotes an injury that is inflicted by a hard or sharp instrument (as a knife, a bullet, or… …
3Wound — This article is about wounds in humans and animals. For wounds in plants, see Plant pathology. For other uses, see Wound (disambiguation). Wound Classification and external resources Wounded man …
4infected — in|fect|ed [ınˈfektıd] adj 1.) a part of your body or a wound that is infected has harmful ↑bacteria in it which prevent it from ↑healing →↑disinfect ▪ an infected finger ▪ Clean the wound so it doesn t get infected . 2.) food, water etc that is… …
5wound — 01. My grandfather was [wounded] in the leg during the war. 02. Many soldiers died of their [wounds] in the First World War because medical science wasn t as advanced back then as it is today. 03. A homemade bomb exploded on the bus, killing 3,… …
6wound — 1. Trauma to any of the tissues of the body, especially that caused by physical means and with interruption of continuity. 2. A surgical incision. [O.E. wund] abraded w. SYN: abrasion (1). avulsed w. a w. caused by or resulting from avulsion.… …
7infected — adjective 1 a part of your body or a wound that is infected, has harmful bacteria in it which prevent it from healing (heal (1)): It was only a small cut, but it became infected. 2 food, water etc that is infected contains bacteria that spread… …
8infected — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ badly ▪ chronically PREPOSITION …
9dirty wound — noun An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury. Syn: contaminated wound, infected wound Ant: clean… …
10Chronic wound — A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time the way most wounds do; wounds that do not heal within three months are often considered chronic.[1] Chronic wounds seem to be detained… …
