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any physical damage to a part of the body caused by an accident or attack

lesão, ferimento

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

tratamento, cuidado

(of a part of the body) unusually large, particularly because of an injury or illness

inchado, swellado

the joint that connects the foot to the leg

tornozelo

(of a thing) physically divided into pieces, because of being damaged, dropped, etc.

quebrado, danificado

the joint connecting the hand to the arm

pulso

a small nip caused by a bug called bee

picada de abelha, ferida de abelha

a winged insect with a powerful sting and black and yellow colors

vespa

a sea creature that has a bell-shaped body, which is gelatinous and transparent, long thin tentacles and a poisonous sting

água-viva

(of an animal or insect) to pierce the skin of another animal or a human, typically injecting poison, either in self-defense or while preying

picada, injetar veneno

a small insect that lives in a colony

formiga

a legless, long, and thin animal whose bite may be dangerous

cobra, serpente

a sting inflicted by a mosquito

picada de mosquito, mordida de mosquito

(of body parts) having a discolored mark due to broken blood vessels, typically caused by an injury or pressure

machucado, roxo

to provide medical care such as medicine or therapy to heal injuries, illnesses, or wounds and make someone better

tratar, cuidar

to lose blood from an injury or wound

sangrar, perder sangue

to struggle for breathing due to the lack or reduced amount of oxygen

sufocar, asfixiar

to injure oneself with hot liquid or steam

queimar, escaldar

to become healthy again

curar, recuperar

to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.

desmaiar, perder a consciência

a piece of cloth that is put around a wound to prevent infections

bandagem, atadura

a small medical dressing that one can stick over a wound or cut in order to keep it clean and protect it

curativo, adesivo

having anti-infection properties

antisséptico, anti-infecção

the thick, fatty part of milk that rises to the top when you let milk sit

nata

a loop, thread, etc. that physicians use in order to sew the edges of a wound together

ponto de sutura, sutura

a type of medicine that is used to reduce or relieve pain

analgésico, calmante

(of a joint) injured by the overstretching or tearing of the tissue

torcido, entorse

to not be able to speak clearly and normally due to experiencing very strong emotions

sufocar, estrangular

to be on fire and be destroyed by it

queimar, arder