closed wound
Unbroken skin damage
A closed wound is an injury where the skin remains intact while underlying tissues are damaged.
Bruises, contusions, and hematomas are closed wounds—blood vessels break and tissue is crushed, but nothing breaks the surface.
The term distinguishes these from open wounds, where the skin is cut or torn: The impact left a closed wound that turned purple within hours.
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- black eyeBruised tissue around socket
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
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closed woundopen wound
Unhealed break in skin
laceration · incision · puncture wound · cut · abrasion
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