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wound

In medicine, damage to the tissues due to injury. Wounds can be produced by sharp or pointed instruments (incised or punctured wound), by tearing of the tissue (laceration), or by impact with a blunt object (contusion).
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There were no witnesses, but the victim suffered trauma to his head and a large penetrating wound to his abdomen consistent with goring by a horned animal, public broadcaster CBC quoted police as saying.
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The man, aged 35, suffered a penetrating wound to the thigh and the lost a lot of blood.
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Mr Raggatt said Mr Francis, who was pronounced dead later that morning, had slash marks on his arms and the back of his head and that he had a penetrating wound to the chest piercing his heart.
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