| LW | lacerating wound; lateral wall; Lee-White [method] |
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| PDWHF | platelet-derived wound-healing factor |
| SFW | sexual function of women; shell fragment wound; slow-filling wave |
| SIW | self-inflicted wound |
| SWI | sterile water for injection; stroke work index; surgical wound infection |
| surgical wound infection | Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| incised wound | A clean cut, as by a sharp instrument. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open wound | A wound in which the tissues are exposed to the air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tangential wound | A perforating wound or seton wound that involves only one side of the part. (05 Mar 2000) |