headwound

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Etymology

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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).

Noun

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headwound (plural headwounds)

  1. A wound or injury to the head.
    • 1872, James Payn, A Woman's Vengeance:
      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.
    • 1999, Tony Hunt, The Medieval Surgery:
      The illustration accompanies a section of text setting out directions for estimating the size of a headwound.