open wounds
Bleeding skin injuries
Open wounds are injuries where the skin is broken, exposing underlying tissue—cuts, lacerations, punctures, abrasions.
The term distinguishes these from closed injuries like bruises.
Figuratively, open wounds are unresolved hurts or grievances that haven't healed: The divorce was still an open wound for him.
Don't pour salt in open wounds.
- scabDried blood crust
- painBodily or emotional distress
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- deep cutObscure album track
cut · abrasion · debridement · gaping · raw · laceration · red · weeping · festering · chemical burns · split · gauze · ooze · bandages · flesh · injury · gash · granulation