English Explanatory Dictionary

gutter wound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traumatic wound oriented tangentially to the surface (of the skin or an internal organ), which creates a groove or furrow without passing beneath the surface.

Word forms

gutter wound gutter wounds

Etymology

From the shape in profile of such a wound, somewhat resembling that of a building's gutter.

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