wound

…The external forces that cause injury include (1) mechanical forces such as knives, blunt objects, firearms, and wheels, (2) chemical forces such as acids, alkalis, and poisonous gases, (3) heat and cold (burns, frostbite), (4) electric currents (electrical shock), (5) sunlight and ultraviolet rays, and (6) radiation (radiation damage). Of these, the most commonly experienced is mechanical injury (mechanical injury), which roughly corresponds to trauma and wounds, or to wounds and injuries. Both trauma and wounds are used regardless of whether the injury is open or closed, but in the case of wounds, the single character wound refers to open mechanical injury (such as cuts, stab wounds, and gunshot wounds), while the single character wound refers to closed mechanical injury (such as bruises). …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…損傷の原因となる外力には，(1)刃物，鈍器，銃器，車輪などの機械的なもののほかに，(2)酸，アルカリ，毒ガスなどの化学的なもの，(3)温熱，寒冷の熱的なもの(やけど，凍傷)，(4)電流(電撃傷)，(5)日光，紫外線，(6)放射線(放射線障害)などがある。これらのうちで最も多く経験されるのは機械的な外力による損傷(機械的損傷)であり，この機械的損傷が外傷traumaや創傷wound，あるいは〈きず〉〈けが〉にほぼ相当する。外傷も創傷も，損傷の開放性，非開放性のいかんを問わず用いられるが，創傷の場合，〈創〉の1字だけだと開放性機械的損傷(たとえば切創，刺創，射創など)を，〈傷〉の1字だけだと非開放性機械的損傷(たとえば打撲傷など)を意味する。…

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