nonfatal
You'll pull through
Nonfatal describes injuries, accidents, or conditions that do not result in death: nonfatal heart attack, nonfatal shooting, nonfatal overdose.
The term appears frequently in medical and legal contexts where distinguishing severity matters.
A nonfatal wound may still be serious or life-altering.
Physical or psychological harm
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
overdose · fall · drowning · electrocution · asphyxiation · burns · choking · fracture
Result of an action
- harmInjury or damage
- incidentA distinct event
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- misadventureUnfortunate incident or accident
complication · affliction · ailment · illness · damage · impairment · disability · hospitalization
Remaining alive against odds
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
therapy · restoration · resilience · improvement · comeback · mending · regeneration · renewal
injury
Physical or psychological harm
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- traumaLasting psychological wound
poisoning · overdose · fall · drowning · electrocution · asphyxiation · burns · choking · fracture · concussion
consequence
Result of an action
misadventure · complication · affliction · ailment · illness · damage · impairment · disability · hospitalization · morbidity
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
convalescence · therapy · restoration · resilience · improvement · comeback · mending · regeneration · renewal · survivor
- prognosispoor prognosis, favorable, unfavorable, guarded, grim
- nonfat yogurtFat-free fermented milk product
- nonfat dry milkDehydrated dairy, lipids removed