injuryinjury /ˈɪndʒəri/ noun (plural injuries) 
► injury AWL
► injury AWL damage to someone’s body caused by an accident: She can’t play in the game, because she has a leg injury. After the accident, José was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
► wound a deep cut or hole in someone’s skin, caused by a weapon such as a knife, bullet, or bomb: The congresswoman had a bullet wound to her head and she was lucky to survive the attack.
► cut an injury caused when something sharp cuts someone’s skin: Cuts are always a risk when you are cooking, so be careful with the knives.
► scratch a small cut on someone’s skin, which is not deep: I had a few scratches on my hand from playing with the kitten.
► bruise a dark mark on someone’s skin, where it has been hit by something: The boxer was covered in bruises after the fight.
► bump a raised area on someone’s skin, where it has been hit by something: “How did you get that bump on your head?” “I walked into a door.”
► sprain an injury from twisting your wrist, ankle, or knee, which is usually not serious: It is just a sprain - you should rest your ankle for a week.
► break the place where a bone has broken: The doctor showed me the break on the X-ray.
► fracture a crack or a broken part in a bone: She suffered a hip fracture after falling down the steps.
➔ see harm1, hurt