open wound

noun

A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.

“Open wounds often cause heavy bleeding and grave danger of invasive infection.”

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Meanings

nounopen wound (plural open wounds)

plural open wounds

  1. A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.

    Open wounds often cause heavy bleeding and grave danger of invasive infection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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