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headwound

US/ˈhɛdˌwund/

headwound noun: a wound or injury to the head.

Noun

headwound (plural headwounds)

  1. A wound or injury to the head.
    • Miladi's injury was pronounced to be the most severe in this respect; but Milor, in addition to his headwound, had broken bones and a snapped rib, which was thought to be pressing on his lungs.1872, James Payn, A Woman's Vengeance
    • The illustration accompanies a section of text setting out directions for estimating the size of a headwound.1999, Tony Hunt, The Medieval Surgery

Forms of headwound

pluralheadwounds
alternative formhead wound

Origin of headwound

From Middle English hæfved-wunde, from Old English hēafodwund (“a wound in the head”), from Proto-Germanic *haubudawundō, *haubidawundō (“injury to the head, headwound”), equivalent to head + wound. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedwunde (“headwound”), Dutch hoofdwond (“injury to the head”), Old Saxon hōvidwunda (“headwound”), German Hauptwunde (“headwound”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (haubiþwunds, “wounded in the head”).

Questions about headwound

What does headwound mean?
Headwound means a wound or injury to the head.
What part of speech is headwound?
Headwound is a noun.
How do you pronounce headwound?
Headwound is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌwund/ (US).
What is the plural of headwound?
The plural of headwound is headwounds.

Words near headwound in the dictionary

  1. headwords
  2. headwork
  3. headworker
  4. headworkers
  5. headworks
  6. headwound
  7. headwounds
  8. headwrap
  9. headwraps
  10. heady
  11. heady days

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