physical injury
Wound to flesh
Physical injury is damage or harm done to the body: She sustained physical injuries in the crash.
The phrase often appears in legal and medical contexts to distinguish bodily harm from emotional or psychological damage.
Insurance claims, assault charges, and workplace incidents all hinge on documenting physical injury.
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- open woundUnhealed break in skin
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- nerve damageInjured neural tissue
burn · black eye · laceration · pain · dislocation · sprained ankle · torn ligament · bandage · fracture · fall · scarring · stitches · infection risk · trauma · bodily harm · hematoma · swelling · splint
- Islamic jurisprudenceijma, Islamic law, Sharia, sharia court, fatwa
- damagescompensatory, punitive, punitive damages, nominal, actual
- settlement taxestaxable income, tax liability, legal settlements, settlement agreements, structured settlement
physical injuryphysical health
Body's functional condition
good health · physical well-being · able-bodiedness · vitality · bodily integrity
physical injurypsychological trauma
Enduring emotional damage from overwhelm
psychological injury · emotional distress · mental anguish · reputational damage · heartbreak
physical injuryrecovery
Regaining what was lost
recuperation · regeneration · convalescence · restoration · mending