surgical wound
Planned healing site
A surgical wound is an incision made deliberately during a medical procedure, as opposed to wounds from accidents or violence.
The term encompasses both the initial cut and its healing process: The surgical wound is healing nicely.
Proper care prevents infection and promotes clean closure.
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- healingRestoration of health
clean incision · healing process · gauze · bandage · dressing · staples · closure · drainage · infection · sterile · scalpel · tissue · skin graft · bleeding · antiseptic · granulation · hematoma · postoperative
- woundsulcer, cuts, bedsore, bruises, bedsores
- skin injuriescut, scrape, scratch, bruise, burn
- birth injuriescerebral palsy, HIE, broken collarbone, facial paralysis, oxygen deprivation
intentionality and causation
surgical woundaccidental injury
Unplanned physical harm
traumatic injury · gunshot wound · stab wound · laceration · avulsion
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