| A | B |
| wound | break in the skin |
| intentional wound | created for therapy |
| unintentional wound | results from trauma |
| clean wound | wound is not infected |
| contaminated wound | high risk for infection |
| infected wound | dirty, large amount of bacteria |
| chronic wound | one that does not heal easily |
| partial-thickness wound | broken dermis,epidermis |
| full-thickness wound | dermis,epidermis,subcutaneous tissue penetrated |
| abrasion | partial-thickness wound caused by scraping |
| contusion | closed wound caused by blow |
| incision | open wound clean straight edge |
| laceration | open wound torn tissues, jagged edges |
| penetrating wound | open wound skin tissues pierced |
| puncture wound | wound made by sharp object |
| inflammatory phase | bleeding stops,scab forms |
| proliferative phase | cells multiply for wound repair |
| maturation phase | scar gains strength |
| primary intention healing | edges brought together |
| secondary intention healing | used for contaminated wounds |
| tertiary intention healing | wound left open closed later |
| serous drainage | clear watery fluid |
| sanguineous drainage | bloody drainage |
| serosanguineous drainage | thin watery blood-tinged drainage |
| purulent drainage | thick green,yellow,brown drainage |