reinjury

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noun

Injury appearing for a second or subsequent time.

OriginEnglish injury ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreinjury (countable and uncountable, plural reinjuries)

plural reinjuries

  1. countableuncountableInjury appearing for a second or subsequent time.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinjury
  7. Englishreinjury

From re- + injury.

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APA

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

MLA

“reinjury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinjury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinjury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinjury.

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