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needlestick injuries

needlestick injuries is the plural of needlestick injury.

Meaning of needlestick injury

Noun

needlestick injury (plural needlestick injuries)

  1. Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
    • The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.

Questions about needlestick injuries

What is needlestick injuries the plural of?
Needlestick injuries is the plural of needlestick injury.

Words near needlestick injuries in the dictionary

  1. needlessness
  2. needlessnesses
  3. needlestack
  4. needlestacks
  5. needlestick
  6. needlestick injuries
  7. needlestick injury
  8. needlesticks
  9. needlestone
  10. needlestones
  11. needlet

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