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- DictionaryIn·ju·ry/ˈinj(ə)rē/
noun
- 1. an instance of being injured: "she suffered an injury to her back"
- 2. damage to a person's feelings: "compensation for injury to feelings"
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1. harm or damage done or sustained, esp. bodily harm: to escape without injury. 2. a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride. 3. wrong or injustice done or suffered. 4. Law. any violation of the rights, property, etc., of another for which damages may be sought. 5. Obs. injurious speech; calumny.
damage to someone's body in an accident or attack: head injuries. The passenger in the car escaped with minor injuries. See also. add insult to injury. Fewer examples. a knee injury. He suffered a serious neck injury in the accident. His football career has been dogged by injury. His wife was killed but he escaped injury.
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injury /ˈɪnʤəri/ noun
plural injuries
injury
/ˈɪnʤəri/
noun
chiefly British
: to hurt yourself : to become injured because of your own actions
•If you keep on lifting those heavy weights, you'll do yourself an injury.
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Definition of injury – Learner’s Dictionary. injury. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˈɪndʒ ə ri / us. B2. damage to someone's body in an accident or attack: head injuries. The passenger in the car escaped with minor injuries. See also. add insult to injury. Fewer examples. a knee injury. He suffered a serious neck injury in the accident.
An injury is any physiological damage to living tissue [1] caused by immediate physical stress. Injuries to humans can occur intentionally or unintentionally and may be caused by blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burning, toxic exposure, asphyxiation, or overexertion.
- Traumatic, burn, toxic, overuse
Paramount to the study of any disease is the clear definition of the subject of interest. The definition of injury is fraught with challenges and complexities. Importantly, injuries unlike most diseases must be defined simultaneously by the causative event and by the resulting pathology.
noun. in· ju· ry ˈin-j (ə-)rē. plural injuries. Synonyms of injury. 1. : hurt, damage, or loss sustained. 2. a. : an act that damages or hurts : wrong. b. : violation of another's rights for which the law allows an action to recover damages. Synonyms. affliction. damage. detriment. harm. hurt. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
