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flesh wound

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flesh wound  (wnd)
n.
A wound that penetrates the flesh but does not damage underlying bones or vital organs.
flesh wound [wuːnd]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a wound affecting superficial tissues
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flesh wound - a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones
combat injury, wound, injury - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
Translations
flesh wound
n → Fleischwunde f
flesh wound n → ferita superficiale
flesh wound n → ferita superficiale


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Though a flesh wound, it was a bloody one, and that may be why the surgeon did not at once detect those features which afterwards convinced him that the injury had been self-inflicted.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
As soon as they were through with me I hastened to the chariot of Dejah Thoris, where I found my poor Sola with her chest swathed in bandages, but apparently little the worse for her encounter with Sarkoja, whose dagger it seemed had struck the edge of one of Sola's metal breast ornaments and, thus deflected, had inflicted but a slight flesh wound.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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