wounds
Cuts needing bandages
Wounds are injuries to the body where tissue is cut, torn, or broken—cuts, gashes, punctures, lacerations.
The verb means to inflict such injury: The bullet wounded three bystanders.
Figuratively, wounds are emotional injuries, and to wound someone is to hurt their feelings: His words wounded her deeply.
Wounds can also be third-person singular: Time wounds all heels.
Permanent mark from healing
- keloidOvergrown scar tissue
- cicatrixHealed wound tissue
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- disfigurementMarred physical appearance
mark · pockmark · adhesion · fibrosis · contracture · hypertrophic · atrophic · permanent
Torn, ragged wound
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- cutSeverance or reduction
- punctureHole from penetration
- stabPierce with point
slash · abrasion · contusion · bruise · lesion · incision · tear · scrape
Profuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- sutureMedical wound closure
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
dressing · bandage · debridement · irrigation · tetanus · necrosis · gangrene · abscess
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- traumaLasting psychological wound
anguish · despair · resentment · sorrow · abandonment · humiliation · shame · guilt
Cause to be suffered
- causeWhat produces an effect
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- receiveAccept something offered
self-inflicted · accidental · intentional · defensive · offensive · injury · harm · damage
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- stingSharp wound from insect
- burnDamage by heat
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
tenderness · rawness · pang · smarting · agony · throbbing · sharp · dull
Regaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- scabbingForming protective crust
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- granulationMaking into small grains
collagen · scarring · closure · repair · tissue · cellular · inflammation · antibodies
scar
Permanent mark from healing
disfigurement · mark · pockmark · adhesion · fibrosis · contracture · hypertrophic · atrophic · permanent · fading
laceration
Torn, ragged wound
stab · slash · abrasion · contusion · bruise · lesion · incision · tear · scrape · gouge
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- sutureMedical wound closure
stitches · dressing · bandage · debridement · irrigation · tetanus · necrosis · gangrene · abscess · discharge
heartache
Deep emotional distress
trauma · anguish · despair · resentment · sorrow · abandonment · humiliation · shame · guilt · insecurity
inflict
Cause to be suffered
- causeWhat produces an effect
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- sustainKeep something going continuously
receive · self-inflicted · accidental · intentional · defensive · offensive · injury · harm · damage · attack
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
soreness · tenderness · rawness · pang · smarting · agony · throbbing · sharp · dull · intense
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- scabbingForming protective crust
- clottingBlood solidifying process
granulation · collagen · scarring · closure · repair · tissue · cellular · inflammation · antibodies · immunity
battle
Armed military engagement
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
grenade · casualty · soldier · combat · military · veteran · war · battlefield · medic · triage
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- wartimerationing, war economy, war bonds, war effort, evacuations
- bodily harmhurt, injure, harm, injuries, bruise
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- literary violenceviolence, brutality, cruelty, murder mystery, bloodshed
- martyrdommartyrs, martyr, Christian martyrs, Catholic martyrs, Stephen
- wound upConcluded or agitated
- open woundUnhealed break in skin
- all wound upExtremely tense, agitated
- wound downGradually reduced activity
- time heals all woundsGrief lessens over years
- salt in the woundCompounding existing pain