exit wound

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Noun

exit wound (plural exit wounds)

1. (medicine, forensics) A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body.
   • 1998, Vincent J. M. Di Maio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 92:

     Exit wounds, whether they are the result of contact, intermediate, or distant firing, all have the same general characteristics. They are typically larger and more irregular than entrance wounds and, with rare exception, do not possess an abrasion ring. Exit wounds can be stellate, slit-like, crescent, circular, or completely irregular (Figure 4.23).

See also

• (perforation of the skin): entry wound, entrance wound