#harm__injury__hurt__trauma any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
supertype: #ill_health__illhealth__unhealthiness__unhealthines__healthproblem a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
subtype: #bleeding__hemorrhage__haemorrhage flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels
subtype: #hemorrhagic_stroke__hemorrhagicstroke__haemorrhagic_stroke stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
subtype: #cerebral_hemorrhage bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
subtype: #blood_extravasation__bloodextravasation the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
subtype: #hyphema bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
subtype: #metrorrhagia bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)
subtype: #nosebleed__epistaxis__epistaxi bleeding from the nose
subtype: #ulemorrhagia bleeding of the gums
subtype: #bruise__contusion an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
subtype: #ecchymosis.bruise the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
subtype: #petechia a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
subtype: #black_eye__blackeye__shiner a bruise caused by a blow to the eye
subtype: #bump a lump on the body caused by a blow
subtype: #burn.harm an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
subtype: #electric_burn a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
subtype: #singe__scorch a surface burn
subtype: #scald.burn a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
subtype: #first-degree_burn burn causing redness of the skin surface
subtype: #erythema_solare__sunburn redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
subtype: #second-degree_burn burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
subtype: #third-degree_burn burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
subtype: #dislocation a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
subtype: #abarticulation dislocation of a joint
subtype: #diastasis separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
subtype: #spondylolisthesis__spondylolisthesi a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves
subtype: #electric_shock.harm__electricshock trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
subtype: #fracture__break breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
subtype: #comminuted_fracture fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
subtype: #complete_fracture break involving the entire width of the bone
subtype: #compound_fracture__open_fracture bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
subtype: #compression_fracture__compressionfracture fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
subtype: #depressed_fracture__depressedfracture fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
subtype: #displaced_fracture__displacedfracture fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
subtype: #fatigue_fracture__fatiguefracture__stress_fracture fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
subtype: #incomplete_fracture fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
subtype: #greenstick_fracture a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side
subtype: #impacted_fracture fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
subtype: #simple_fracture__closed_fracture an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin
subtype: #frostbite__cryopathy destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
subtype: #trenchfoot__immersion_foot__immersionfoot resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet
subtype: #intravasation entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel
subtype: #pinch an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
subtype: #rupture.harm state of being torn or burst open
subtype: #hernia__herniation rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
subtype: #colpocele__vaginocele hernia projecting into the vagina
subtype: #cystocele__colpocystocele hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
subtype: #rectocele__proctocele protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
subtype: #diverticulum a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
subtype: #Meckel's_diverticulum a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac
subtype: #eventration protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall
subtype: #exomphalos an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
subtype: #hiatus_hernia__hiatal_hernia__diaphragmatic_hernia__diaphragmatichernia hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
subtype: #inguinal_hernia hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males
subtype: #keratocele hernia of the cornea
subtype: #laparocele hernia through the abdomen
subtype: #umbilical_hernia__umbilicalhernia__omphalocele protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
subtype: #herniated_disc__herniateddisc__ruptured_intervertebral_disc__slipped_disc__slippeddisc a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
subtype: #insect_bite__sting__bite a painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin
subtype: #bee_sting__beesting a sting inflicted by a bee
subtype: #flea_bite.insect_bite__fleabite sting inflicted by a flea
subtype: #mosquito_bite a sting inflicted by a mosquito
subtype: #strain.harm injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
subtype: #whiplash_injury__whiplash an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
subtype: #wale__welt__weal__wheal a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
subtype: #wound__lesion any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision
subtype: #raw_wound__rawwound a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
subtype: #stigmata marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
subtype: #scratch__scrape__excoriation an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
subtype: #graze a superficial abrasion
subtype: #rope_burn abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
subtype: #cut.wound__gash__slash__slice a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
subtype: #laceration.wound a torn ragged wound
subtype: #bite a wound resulting from biting
subtype: #dog_bite__dogbite a bite inflicted by a dog
subtype: #snakebite a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake
subtype: #wrench__twist__pull a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
subtype: #sprain a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
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