dirty wound

noun

An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.

Similar
contaminated woundinfected wound
Opposite
clean woundseptic wound
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Meanings

noundirty wound (plural dirty wounds)

plural dirty wounds

  1. An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.

    Synonyms: contaminated wound, infected wound

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.

Similar
contaminated woundinfected wound

wound that is infected or is susceptible to infection

Opposite
clean woundseptic wound

Translations

Finnish likainen haava
  • likainen haavawound that is infected or is susceptible to infection
Swedish infekterat sår, smutsigt sår
  • infekterat sårwound that is infected or is susceptible to infection
  • smutsigt sårwound that is infected or is susceptible to infection
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APA

dirty wound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20wound

MLA

“dirty wound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20wound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirty wound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20wound.

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