"entry wound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entry wounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} entry wound (plural entry wounds)
  1. (medicine, forensics) A wound made by a bullet or other object as it enters the body, as contrasted with exit wound. Categories (topical): Firearms, Injuries, Medicine, Violence Synonyms: entrance wound
    Sense id: en-entry_wound-en-noun-SvBK-QKS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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