accidental injury
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- noun
- /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.təl ˈɪn.dʒər.i/
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lesión accidental
- The decrease in accidental injury rates noted in this study counters the hypothesis that rates would increase as a result of an increment in the number of women assigned to nontraditional jobs and to shipboard duty.
- accidental injury hospitalization
- accidental injury rates
- higher accidental injury
Examples
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Another session provided instruction in practices to avoid accidental injuries (e.g., child proofing, car seat safety).
Academic text (2013) -
Parents and teachers of children in the MCI group also received consultation in behavior management, along with strategies to enhance early academic skills and reduce accidental injuries.
Academic text (2013) -
In addition, their relative inexperience with shipboard or field life may increase the risks of an accidental injury.
Academic text (1992) -
Often, this population is frequently associated with chronic illnesses and accidental injuries that require admission to the intensive care unit.
Academic text (2007) -
Results of other research showed that younger, inexperienced men and women had higher accidental injury hospitalization rates than their older, more experienced counterparts.
Academic text (1992) -
Both men were wearing padded headgear to protect them from accidental injuries in simple training bouts.
Fiction book (2002) -
The categories that ranked third and fourth in numbers of admissions across cohorts were mental disorders (9.4%) and accidental injuries (6.4%).
Academic text (1992) -
Other findings showed that hospitalization rates for accidental injuries were higher for the earliest cohort than for the other two groups, which represented the time frame when women began to be assigned with greater frequency to nontraditional jobs and to shipboard duty.
Academic text (1992) -
Many children are hospitalized each year due to accidental injury while playing unsupervised.
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To prevent accidental injury, always wear protective gear when riding a bicycle.
Synonyms
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Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
How Severe
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266
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'accidental injury' is a straightforward adjective + noun composition where 'accidental' (occurring without intention) modifies 'injury' (physical harm), so the combined meaning is directly and transparently derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows basic English phrase-building rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Accidental injury gives a simple picture: accidental means 'not on purpose' and injury means harm to the body, so the phrase means harm that happens by chance, not on purpose.