plaie

Definitions of plaie
  1. noun
    an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    synonyms: blessure, lésion
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    types:
    égratignure
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
    balafre, entaille
    a wound made by cutting
    morsure
    a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
    type of:
    blessure, lésion
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  2. noun
    a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
    synonyms: balafre, blessure de balle, entaille, estafilade, lésion
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    type of:
    entaille, incision
    the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
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