penetrating trauma vs harm

harm vs penetrating trauma

penetrating trauma and harm both are nouns.

penetrating trauma is not a verb while harm is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penetrating trauma	Yes	No	No	No
harm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, harm is a hypernym of penetrating trauma; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than penetrating trauma:

penetrating trauma: injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body
harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of penetrating trauma include hurt, injury, trauma.

penetrating trauma (noun)	harm (noun)
injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body	the act of damaging something or someone
	the occurrence of a change for the worse
	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

penetrating trauma (verb)	harm (verb)
	cause or do harm to

Difference between penetrating trauma and harm

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