raw wound
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6.6
- noun
- /rɔː wund/
- NSFW
:
herida abierta
- Perhaps it was a symbolic act, perhaps even more than a bit of penance for not joining the fight myself, but it was important to be reminded of the raw wounds that led us to the situation we were in.
Examples
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She touches the raw wounds on her neck, shaken.
Fiction book (1998) -
Between us, like a raw wound that refused to heal, lingered our regrets and sadness.
Fiction book (1995) -
I know that his switch is still a raw wound, but is there a path opening up out of this?
Blog text (12) -
His anguish is real, an awful, raw wound that has turned gangrenous.
Fiction book (1996) -
The doctor examined the raw wound on his arm and advised him to keep it clean to prevent infection.
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After the accident, she was treated for a raw wound that exposed the underlying tissue.
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He winced as the nurse dressed the raw wound on his leg, which had been bleeding profusely.
Synonyms
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7.7
A deep cut in the skin or flesh with rough, torn edges
30
3.9
A long deep cut in skin or a surface
13
3.7
A wound that only affects the skin and soft parts of the body, not organs or bones
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derived from combining 'raw' (sore, exposed, abraded) with 'wound' (an injury), so a learner who knows both words can infer a wound with exposed or tender tissue. This adjective+noun composition is a common, compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun raw wound comes from the strong image of flesh that is raw, like 'raw meat', where the skin is torn and very sore. That's why it means 'a wound where the skin is broken and the tissue is exposed'.