Definition of wound

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Wound (n.) An injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity..

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Drum :: Drum (n.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or chain is wound..
Wound :: Wound (n.) Fig.: An injury, hurt, damage, detriment, or the like, to feeling, faculty, reputation, etc..
Incarnation :: Incarnation (n.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.
Traumatic :: Traumatic (a.) Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus..
Edge :: Edge (v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc..
Spurge :: Spurgall (v. t.) To gall or wound with a spur.
Cop :: Cop (n.) A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
Green :: Green (superl.) Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; as, a green manhood; a green wound..
Punctured :: Punctured (a.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of a puncture; as, a punctured wound..
Tetanus :: Tetanus (n.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm..
Reel :: Reel (n.) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches..
Hematophilia :: Hematophilia (n.) A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.
Incise :: Incise (v. t.) To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off..
Stigmatic :: Stigmatic (n.) A person bearing the wounds on the hands and feet resembling those of Jesus Christ caused by His crucifixion; -- for true stigmantics the wounds are supposed to have been caused miraculously, as a sign of great holiness..
Hurt :: Hurt (v. t.) To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully.
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
Surseance :: Sursanure (n.) A wound healed or healing outwardly only.
Cicatrisive :: Cicatrisive (a.) Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix; good for healing of a wound.
Wounded :: Wounded (imp. & p. p.) of Woun.
Woundy :: Woundy (adv.) Excessively; extremely.
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