"gutter wound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gutter wounds [plural]
Etymology: From the shape in profile of such a wound, somewhat resembling that of a building's gutter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gutter wound (plural gutter wounds)
  1. (pathology) A traumatic wound oriented tangentially to the surface (of the skin or an internal organ), which creates a groove or furrow without passing beneath the surface. Categories (topical): Injuries, Pathology
    Sense id: en-gutter_wound-en-noun-KQN-pXgs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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