war wounded
Battlefield injury victims
War wounded refers to military personnel or civilians who have suffered physical injuries in armed conflict.
The term encompasses both those currently recovering and those permanently affected: The hospital was overflowing with war wounded.
It functions as a collective noun, typically preceded by "the": programs to assist the war wounded.
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- survivor guiltDistress from enduring when others perished
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- amputationsSurgical limb removals
physical therapy · moral injury · stigmatization · home front · support groups · anxiety disorders · nerve damage · fractures · concussions · rehabilitation centers · shell shock · depression · combat veteran · displacement · flashbacks · lacerations · counseling · nightmares
- war medicinecombat medic, combat medics, field hospital, field hospitals, field surgery
- war reliefrelief funds, relief efforts, relief agencies, relief workers, emergency relief
- War Veteransveterans, disabled veterans, old soldiers, ex-servicemen, doughboys
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- Red CrossRed Cross, blood donation, Clara Barton, blood drive, disaster relief
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
war woundedwar dead
Military personnel killed fighting
fallen · killed in action · missing in action · survivors · unscathed
war woundedable-bodied
Physically fit, healthy
combat-ready · uninjured · unhurt · unscathed · unwounded
war, wounded, wars, warred, warring, warlike, warfare, warrior, warriors