exit wound
Where projectiles leave
An exit wound is where a projectile—typically a bullet—leaves the body after passing through it.
Exit wounds are generally larger and more ragged than entry wounds because the projectile tumbles and tissue expands outward: The exit wound in his back was the size of a fist.
Forensic investigators use the distinction to determine trajectory.
Fired metal projectile
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- trajectoryPath of moving object
ammunition · firearm · muzzle velocity · cavitation · fragmentation · shrapnel · slug · ricochet
Torn, ragged wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
- perforationHole punched through something
- punctureHole from penetration
bleeding · gaping · debridement · suturing · trauma surgery · triage · blood loss · vital organs
Results following an event
- consequenceResult of an action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- damageHarm or impairment
- unresolvedLacking final determination
rupture · breakthrough · release · escape · breakthrough moment · catharsis
Restoration of health
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- skin graftTransplanted tissue covering wounds
- reconstructive surgeryProcedures restoring normal appearance
physical therapy · convalescence · tissue regeneration · closure · keloid · nerve damage · mobility · chronic pain
Graphic bloody violence
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
- visceralArising from deep instinct
gruesome · carnage · bloodshed · shock · violent · catastrophic · flesh · cavity
bullet
Fired metal projectile
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- caliberBore diameter or quality
trajectory · ammunition · firearm · muzzle velocity · cavitation · fragmentation · shrapnel · slug · ricochet · penetration
laceration
Torn, ragged wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
- perforationHole punched through something
puncture · bleeding · gaping · debridement · suturing · trauma surgery · triage · blood loss · vital organs · surgical repair
aftermath
Results following an event
- consequenceResult of an action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- damageHarm or impairment
unresolved · rupture · breakthrough · release · escape · breakthrough moment · catharsis
healing
Restoration of health
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- skin graftTransplanted tissue covering wounds
reconstructive surgery · physical therapy · convalescence · tissue regeneration · closure · keloid · nerve damage · mobility · chronic pain · prosthetics
gore
Graphic bloody violence
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
visceral · gruesome · carnage · bloodshed · shock · violent · catastrophic · flesh · cavity · destruction
- electrical injurieselectric shock, electrocution, lightning strike, electrical burn, ventricular fibrillation
- skin injuriescut, scrape, scratch, bruise, burn
- woundsulcer, cuts, bedsore, bruises, bedsores
- ballisticsballistics, bullet, bullet drop, cartridge, trajectory
- wound ballisticspenetration, bullet trajectory, tissue damage, cavitation, energy transfer
- War Woundsblast injury, blast injuries, amputation, amputations, shrapnel
exit woundentry wound
Where something pierced body
entrance wound · point of entry · entry point · entrance hole
exit, wound, exits, exited, exiting, wounds, wounded, wounding