What is the Spanish word for "wound"?

Learn how to say "wound" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

wound

Spanish

herida

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Alternative translations of "wound"

lesión
herir

Examples of how to use "wound" in Spanish

English
The doctor is cleaning the wound.
Spanish
El médico está limpiando la herida.
English
The wound on his arm healed slowly.
Spanish
La herida en su brazo sanó lentamente.
English
She cleaned the wound with warm water.
Spanish
Ella limpió la herida con agua tibia.
English
The doctor stitched the deep wound carefully.
Spanish
El médico cosió cuidadosamente la herida profunda.
English
He covered the wound with a bandage.
Spanish
Él cubrió la herida con una venda.

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