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entrance wound

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entrance wound
Forensic pathology The first lesion that a bullet or other projectile causes when entering the body. See Gunshot wound. Cf Exit wound.


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In movies, people hit by powerful lethal rounds fly backward from the impact, or grab the entrance wound for a spectacular stumbling departure.
The target by Centner, C. Martin / The Humanist
Physical examination revealed a small right temporal scalp entrance wound with no visible nail; the neurologic examination including cranial nerves was normal.
Multiple self-inflicted nail gun head injury by Dacks, Laura M. / Southern Medical Journal
I felt his back side and put my finger in an entrance wound.
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