"needlestick injury" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needlestick injuries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} needlestick injury (plural needlestick injuries)
  1. Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object. Wikipedia link: needlestick injury Categories (topical): Injuries
    Sense id: en-needlestick_injury-en-noun-Dfqf8RXe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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