Pathologic Function
wound infection
wound in·fec·tion [ woond in-fek-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Infection
Definitions related to wound infection:
  • Invasion of a wound by pathogenic microorganisms.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Invasion of the site of trauma by pathogenic microorganisms.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the wound.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • The ancient Egyptians were the first civilization to have trained clinicians to treat physical aliments. Medical papyri, such as the Edwin Smith papyrus (circa 1600 BCE) and the Ebers papyrus (circa 1534 BCE), provided detailed information of management of disease, including wound management with the application of various potions and...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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