brought to a state of great tension

An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.

(plural only, in triage) Those casualties whose wounds do not require them to be moved on a stretcher but that can walk to medical treatment.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hatchet, wound. / (vulgar, slang) Vulva.

An elongated swollen or tuberous gall on the branches of the grapevine, caused by a small reddish-brown weevil (Ampeloglypter sesostris) whose larvae inhabit the galls.

(vulgar, slang) Vagina.

A type of rotor that consists of a laminated core which is cylindrical in shape and carries AC current across it. Slip rings are mounted on the shaft.

(medicine, forensics) A wound made by a bullet or other object as it enters the body, as contrasted with exit wound.

plural of wound rotor

plural of wound gall