flesh wound

[ woond ]

/ wund /

a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.

Origin of flesh wound

First recorded in 1665–75

Barabant, who had received a flesh-wound in the hand, had barely time to bind it up before he was swept again into the Carrousel.

In the Name of Liberty |Owen Johnson
From its feeling my arm seemed to be shot off, but it was only a flesh-wound.

The Young Forester |Zane Grey
But let us speak about the wound: it is only a flesh-wound, and has neither touched bone nor nerve.

Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette |Lafayette
You saw what you did with two cartridges—got in one flesh-wound.

The Voice of the Pack |Edison Marshall

Stanton was dead, and James was bleeding badly from the flesh-wound in his leg.

L. P. M. |J. Stewart Barney

flesh wound

/ (wuːnd) /

a wound affecting superficial tissues

flesh wound

A wound that penetrates the flesh but does not damage underlying bones or vital organs.