| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/damage-to-the-body |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:damage to the bodydamage to the bodyThese words all describe damage to a body. The nouninjuryis a word used to refer to different types of damage to a body caused by an accident, fall, doing too much exercise, etc. He was treated for minor injuries. It is important to warm up before exercising to prevent injury. Awoundis a cut or hole in the flesh, often caused by a weapon. Most of the casualties had gunshot wounds. Acutis a long, thin injury to the skin made by something sharp. Agashis a deep cut and ascratchis a cut only on the very top surface of the skin. A formal word for a cut islaceration. This word is usually used in medical and official contexts. He walked away from the car crash with only cuts and bruises. He was bleeding profusely from a deep gash in his leg. She had little scratches all over her arms. A doctor's report said the laceration had cut the jugular vein. Agrazeis damage to the surface of the skin caused, for example, by someone falling over and rubbing a part of their body against the floor. A more formal word for this that is usually used in medical and official contexts isabrasion. She suffered only a graze to her knee. Those hurt suffered abrasions, respiratory problems, and head injuries. The hard, rough surface of dried blood that forms on broken skin when it is healing is ascab, and when it falls off, the line or mark that remains on the skin is ascar. Try not to pick the scab. He has a scar on his head from where he fell out of bed when he was two. Abruiseis a blue, purple, or yellow mark on the skin caused by bleeding under the skin. He seized her arm so forcefully he left a bruise. Aburnis an injury to the skin caused by heat or fire and one caused by boiling liquid or steam is ascald. She suffered horrific burns in a house fire. For minor burns and scalds, hold the affected area under cold running water. Asprainis an injury to the place where two bones meet and bend that is caused by a sudden movement. They thought she'd broken her ankle but it turned out to be just a sprain. An injury in which a bone cracks or breaks is abreakor afracture. As people get older their bones become more prone to breaks. He suffered a lower back fracture from falling off his bike. For more words related to causing physical damage to a body, see the article athurt. |
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