Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open wound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: open -wound
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.

Example Sentences

"Open wounds often cause heavy bleeding and grave danger of invasive infection."

Inflected Forms

open wounds (plural)

Questions

What does open wound mean?: A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.

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