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  • 11wound dystrophy — a syndrome of defective protein metabolism (hypoproteinemia) that sometimes develops after severe injury …

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  • 12Mortal wound — A mortal wound is a very severe and serious injury (almost always a form of penetration or laceration) whether accidental or inflicted intentionally (by either suicide or homicide), which leads directly to the death of the victim. Death need not… …

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  • 13Chronic 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… …

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  • 14Vacuum assisted closure wound therapy — Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) is a technique of wound closure used to promote healing in large or chronic wounds, fight infection and enhance healing of burns. VAC seals the wound with a foam dressing and applies negative pressure to the wound… …

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  • 15Million-dollar wound — A million dollar wound is military slang referring to a type of wound received in combat which is serious enough to get the person sent away from the fighting, but is not fatal, nor will it leave the person permanently crippled. This was… …

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  • 16Self-inflicted wound — A self inflicted wound (SIW), is the act of harming oneself where there are no underlying psychological problems related to the self injury, but where the injurer wanted to take advantage of being injured.Reasons to self woundMost self inflicted… …

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  • 17surface wound — superficial wound, wound which is not severe …

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  • 18Prince Eugene of Savoy — This article refers to the Austrian Habsburg military leader; for the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte, see Eugène de Beauharnais. Infobox Military Person name= François Eugène, Prince of Savoy Carignan caption= Prince Eugene of Savoy by Jacob van… …

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  • 19Medical maggots — are a medical device used for maggot therapy in the United States. Also known as Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT), larval therapy, larva therapy, or larvae therapy, maggot therapy is a type of biotherapy involving the intentional introduction by… …

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  • 20Henry Peel Ritchie — Infobox Military Person name= Henry Peel Ritchie lived= 29 January 1876 9 December 1958 placeofbirth= Edinburgh, Scotland placeofdeath= Edinburgh, Scotland caption=Henry Peel Ritchie VC nickname= allegiance= flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom …

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