physical injury
41injury — n. (pl. ies) 1 a physical harm or damage. b an instance of this (suffered head injuries). 2 esp. Law a wrongful action or treatment. b an instance of this. 3 damage to one s good name etc. Phrases and idioms: injury time Brit. Football extra… …
42physical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water. Also called physiatrics, physiatry. [1935 40] * * * …
43physical therapy — noun a) Any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively. b) The medical discipline dealing with such. Syn: physiotherapy …
44injury — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A physical hurt] Syn. harm, wound, damage, impairment, trauma, cut, sprain, gash, scratch, stab, lesion, bite, fracture, hemorrhage, sting, bruise, contusion, sore, puncture, cramp, twinge, abrasion, burn, swelling, scar,… …
45physical inability to work — As the clause appears in the regulations of a railway relief department:–inability to perform such labor as the injured member was engaged in at the time of his injury, or similar labor which will enable him to earn wages equally remunerative.… …
46physical examination — noun : an examination of the bodily functions and condition of an individual: as a. : an examination to determine the fitness of an individual for a particular purpose (as military service, participation in a strenuous sport, driving a… …
47Self-injury — ] Non fatal self harm is common in young people worldwide [cite journal|author=Schmidtke A, et al.|year=1996|title=Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period… …
48personal injury — n: an injury to one s body, mind, or emotions; broadly: an injury that is not to one s property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. personal injury …
49Abuse, physical child — Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting for 25% of all cases of child abuse. Physical child abuse is physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent …
50personal injury — noun 1. : an injury affecting one s physical and mental person as contrasted with one causing damage to one s property 2. : an injury giving rise to a personal action at law * * * ˌpersonal ˈinjury 7 [personal injury] noun …
