nonpenetrating wound

nonpenetrating wound definition - medical

non·pen·e·trat·ing wound (nŏn-pĕnˈĭ-trāˌtĭng)

noun
A wound, especially to the thorax or abdomen, produced without disruption of the surface of the body.

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