| SWI | sterile water for injection; stroke work index; surgical wound infection |
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| SWR | serum Wassermann reaction; surgical wound infection rate |
| wd | well developed; wound, wounded |
| WE | wax ester; Wernicke encephalopathy; western encephalitis; western encephalomyelitis; wound of entry |
| WH | well hydrated; Werdnig-Hoffmann [syndrome]; whole homogenate; wound healing |
| wound healing | Restoration of integrity to traumatised tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| wound infection | Invasion of the site of trauma by pathogenic microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wound myiasis | Traumatic myiasis, the infestation of a surface wound or other open lesion by fly larvae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crease wound | A tangential wound that makes a furrow without perforating the skin. Synonym: crease wound, glancing wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puncture wound | An injury from piercing or penetrating with a pointed object. Any puncture wound through tennis shoes (as with a nail) has a high risk of infection because the foam in tennis shoes can harbor a bacteria (pseudomonas). (12 Dec 1998) |
| septic wound | A wound that has become infected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seton wound | A tangential perforating wound, the entrance and exit openings being on the same side of the body, head, or limb involved. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stab wound | <surgery> A puncture wound that is generated from the applied force of a sharp object, to make a deep, conical wound. (10 Mar 1998) |
| subcutaneous wound | An injury or wound extending below the skin into the subcutaneous tissue, but not affecting underlying bones or organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonpenetrating wound | Injury, especially within the thorax or abdomen, produced without disruption of the surface of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sucking wound | A free communication between the atmosphere and the pleural space either via the lung or through the chest wall. Synonym: sucking wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical wound dehiscence | Separation of the layers of a surgical wound. It may be partial and superficial only, or complete, with disruption of all layers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical wound infection | Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |