wound (noun)
51wire-wound gun — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a gun in the construction of which an inner tube either entire or in segments is wound with wire under tension to insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance and in which hoops and jackets are sometimes shrunk on the… …
52flesh wound — noun Date: 1655 an injury involving penetration of the body musculature without damage to bones or internal organs …
53exit wound — noun A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body …
54flesh wound — noun An injury which pierces the skin and causes bleeding, but which does not injure any bones or vital organs, and does not carry a serious threat of death …
55stab wound — noun also stab incision : a small surgical opening made into the abdominal cavity for drainage or other purpose …
56flesh wound — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flesh wound : singular flesh wound plural flesh wounds an injury that cuts your skin but does not affect your bones or important organs …
57flesh wound — /ˈflɛʃ wund/ (say flesh woohnd) noun a wound which does not extend beyond the flesh; a slight wound …
58vital — /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… …
59involute — /ˈɪnvəlut / (say invuhlooht) adjective 1. involved or intricate. 2. Botany rolled inwards from the edge, as a leaf. 3. Zoology (of shells) having the whorls closely wound. –noun 4. Geometry any curve of which a given curve is the evolute. {Latin… …
60run-down — adjective /rʌn ˈdaʊn / (say run down) 1. in a poor or deteriorated state of health; depressed, sick or tired. 2. fallen into disrepair. 3. (of a spring operated watch or clock) not running because not wound. –noun /ˈrʌn daʊn / (say run down) 4. a …
