injury (redirected from injuries)

injury /in·ju·ry/ (in´jer-e) wound or trauma; harm or hurt; usually applied to damage inflicted on the body by an external force.

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birth injury  impairment of body function or structure due to adverse influences to which the infant has been subjected at birth.

Goyrand's injury  pulled elbow.

straddle injury  injury to the distal urethra from falling astride a blunt object.

whiplash injury  a popular nonspecific term applied to injury to the spine and spinal cord due to sudden extension of the neck.

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in·ju·ry (nj-r)

n.

1. Damage, harm, or loss, as from trauma.

2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss.

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injury,

n the insult, harm, or hurt applied to tissues; may evoke dystrophic or inflammatory response from the affected part.

Injection into skin.

injury, root,

n the damage to the root, especially to the cementum, when an excessive force is placed on the tooth.

injury, toothbrush,

n the damage to the teeth and associated tissue produced by incorrect toothbrushing.

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injury

harm or hurt; a wound or maim; usually applied to damage inflicted on the body by an external force. See also burn, electrical injuries, frostbite, hypothermia, radiation injury.

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casting injury

in large animals while being cast with ropes or harness for treatment or examination; may be injury or even fracture of a limb bone, or injury to a nerve, especially facial or radial nerves.

racing injury

includes stripping of the tendons of the rear limb by being galloped on, striking the flexor tendons of the forelimb with the toes of the hindlimb (forging or striking), or brushing, (hitting the inside of one lower forelimb by the other). Fractures, tendon ruptures, muscle and tendon sprains are all part of the racing hazard. Fracture or dislocation of cervical vertebrae are an especial hazard in hurdle races and steeplechases.

shoeing injury

injury inflicted while shoeing; includes paring too much sole, exposing sensitive laminae, nailprick of sensitive laminae, and paring too much lateral wall, causing bleeding at the white line.