- blast injury
- the injuries caused by an explosion (see blast2), most commonly blast chest (q.v.), laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured ear drums, and minor effects on the central nervous system.
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blast injury
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Blast injury — Infobox Disease Name = Blast injury Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 63 MeshID = A blast injury is the result of physical trauma sustained in an explosion. Blast injuries are … Wikipedia
blast injury — injury which results from a shock or jolt … English contemporary dictionary
blast injury — any injury caused by a pressure wave such as that following an explosion. Blast injuries may be inflicted by such waves traveling in gases, liquids, or solids. The first is exemplified by the air blast caused by bomb explosions. Underwater… … Universalium
blast injury — noun : the harmful effects on the body of sudden changes in pressure produced by explosion … Useful english dictionary
blast chest — pulmonary concussion (q.v.) and hemorrhage occurring in blast injury (see under injury) … Medical dictionary
blast — n blight, nip (see under BLAST vb) Analogous words: destruction (see corresponding verb at DESTROY): extermination, extirpation, wiping out (see corresponding verbs at EXTERMINATE): ruin, wreck (see RUIN vb) blast vb Blast, blight, nip mean as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
blast|off — «BLAST F, OF; BLAHST », noun. a launching or taking off into rocket propelled flight: »The astronauts suffered no injury during blastoff and reentry … Useful english dictionary
blast — 1 noun 1 AIR/WIND (C) a sudden strong movement of wind or air (+ of): A blast of cold air swept through the hut. 2 EXPLOSION (C) an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes: Thirty six people died in the blast. 3 NOISE (C) a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
BLAST — Abbreviation for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, a computer program that identifies homologous genes in different organisms (such as worms, the fruit fly, mice, and humans). Homologous genes are genes in different species that share similar… … Medical dictionary
Blast draught — Draught Draught, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.] 1. The act of drawing or pulling; as: (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
