wound

(woond or wownd). An injury or traumatism, usually with a solution of continuity, contused w., a bruise, an injury to the soft parts; without a break in the skin, gunshot w., one made with a bullet or other mi ile projected bya firearm, gutt'er w., a tangential glancing w. which merely makes a furrow on the side of the injured part, without perforating, incised w., a clean cut made with a sharp instrument. lacerated w., a tear of the ti ues, open w., one in which the affected ti ues are freely exposed by an external opening, pen'etrating w., one that extends into the abdomen or other cavity of the body, punctured w., one made by a narrow pointed instrument, se'ton. w., a tangential perforating w., the wounds of entrance and exit being on the same side of the body, head, or limb involved, subcuta'neo us w.^ one in which there is no opening or only a very small one in the skin, tangen'tial w., a w., whether perforating (seton w.) or glancing (gutter w.), involving only" one side of the injured part.