"entrance wound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entrance wounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} entrance wound (plural entrance wounds)
  1. (medicine, forensics) Synonym of entry wound Categories (topical): Firearms, Injuries, Medicine, Violence Synonyms: entry wound [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-entrance_wound-en-noun-E-JXwyK4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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