health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain

birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process

blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)

bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels

blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)

bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow

burn - an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness

fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel

penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body

pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

rupture - state of being torn or burst open

insect bite, sting, bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

wound, lesion - any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

wrench, pull, twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"

anguish, torture, torment - extreme mental distress

self-torment, self-torture - self-imposed distress

tsoris - (Yiddish) trouble and suffering

wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost

painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"

agony, torment, torture - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

throes - violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"

discomfort, soreness, irritation - an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body

expense - a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"

damage, impairment, harm - the occurrence of a change for the worse

change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"

wounding, wound - the act of inflicting a wound

burn - damage inflicted by burning

defloration - an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

sting, bite, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"

itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"

hunger - feel the need to eat

thirst - feel the need to drink

act up - make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"

throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"

shoot - cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities

indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"

injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

pain, ail, afflict, trouble - cause bodily suffering to

discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure

agonise, agonize - cause to agonize

try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"

excruciate, torment, torture, rack - torment emotionally or mentally

damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"

abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

catch, get - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"

twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain

twinge, prick, sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"

kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"

have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

choke, gag, strangle, suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

ail - be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

famish, starve, hunger - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

injured - usually used of physical or mental injury to persons; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"

damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I wont't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"