Penetrating Injury (Noun)
Meaning
Injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was rushed to the emergency room with a penetrating injury to the chest after being stabbed in a fight.
- The doctor carefully examined the wound to determine the extent of the penetrating injury caused by the gunshot.
- The soldier suffered a severe penetrating injury from shrapnel during the explosion and required immediate surgery.
- The nurse applied pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding from the penetrating injury caused by the broken glass.
- The forensic expert analyzed the victim's penetrating injury to determine the type of weapon used in the crime.