ACCIDENTAL INJURY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accidental injury mean? 

• ACCIDENTAL INJURY (noun)
  The noun ACCIDENTAL INJURY has 1 sense:

1. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt

  Familiarity information: ACCIDENTAL INJURY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCIDENTAL INJURY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An accident that results in physical damage or hurt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

accidental injury; injury

Hypernyms ("accidental injury" is a kind of...):

accident (an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accidental injury"):

concussion (injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness)

mutilation (an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part)

 Context examples 

A cataract that has been produced artificially or by induction, e.g. as a result of device use, medication, trauma, tears, falls, accidental injury, etc.

(Induced Cataract, NCI Thesaurus)

Some complications are infection, too much bleeding, reaction to anesthesia, or accidental injury.

(After Surgery, Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research)