(medicine, forensics) A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body.

An injury which pierces the skin and causes bleeding, but which does not injure any bones or vital organs, and does not carry a serious threat of death.

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.

simple past tense and past participle of wind up

A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.

Any of a series of shallow cuts made by people considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness. These wounds are often multiple, parallel, non-lethal cuts.

hesitation wound

(idiomatic) Something that increases someone's pain.

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.