leg wound
Cut on thigh
A leg wound is an injury to the leg, typically one that breaks the skin—from cuts and scrapes to gunshot wounds and shrapnel injuries.
The term appears most often in military, medical, and news contexts: He was evacuated after suffering a leg wound.
A leg wound can range from minor to life-threatening depending on whether major blood vessels are involved.
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- deep cutObscure album track
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- blood lossDepletion of vital fluid
bandage · limb · thigh · calf · injury · scar · stitches · limp · tourniquet · first aid · flesh · bruise · cut · shin · knee · gaping · torn · muscle
- woundsulcer, cuts, bedsore, bruises, bedsores
- War Woundsblast injury, blast injuries, amputation, amputations, shrapnel
body location
leg woundarm wound
Trauma to upper limb
head wound · head injury · chest wound · hand injury · neck wound
leg, wound, legs, legged, leggy, legging, leggings, wounds, wounded