Wound: Loss of barrier between the body and the environment due to destruction of tissue on external or internal body surfaces
chronic wound: a wound that has not healed for eight weeks. Irrespective of the temporal definition, there are wounds that are considered chronic from the outset, as their treatment requires ongoing therapy of the persistent cause. These include, for example
- diabetic foot syndrome
- Wounds with pAVK
- venous leg ulcer
- Decubitus