exit wounds
Where projectiles leave
Exit wounds are the injuries where a projectile—typically a bullet—leaves the body after passing through it.
They're generally larger and more ragged than entry wounds because the projectile tumbles and tissue expands outward.
The term appears in forensic contexts, crime fiction, and medical discussions: The exit wound was larger than the entry wound.
Figuratively, exit wounds can describe lasting damage from traumatic experiences.
- holesOpenings through material
- injuriesBodily damage or harm
- gunshotsDischarged firearm sounds
- through and throughEntirely, in all respects
- point of impactWhere collision happens
damages · punctures · traumas · trajectory · bullets · medical examiners · kinetic energy · hollow point · perforations · muzzle velocity · fragmentation · hemorrhage · blood spatter · autopsy · open fractures · ricochet · penetration · tissue damage
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- War Woundsblast injury, blast injuries, amputation, amputations, shrapnel
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