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📖 Wound-Related Terms Glossary
A trilingual English–Simplified Chinese–Traditional Chinese cross-reference index with 886 entries (clinical terms, abbreviations, classification systems, dressing categories, and product names), supporting live filtering and alphabetical navigation.
Open the Terms Glossary →1. Guideline Portals of the Eight International Societies
| Society | Domain | Current Major Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| WHS — Wound Healing Society | Four major chronic wounds | Diabetic foot 2024, pressure ulcer 2023 update, arterial 2023 update, venous 2015 update |
| IWGDF — International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot | Diabetic foot | Full 2023 suite (classification/infection/PAD/offloading/wound healing/prevention/Charcot) |
| EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA | Pressure injury | 2019 International Guideline (4th edition prevention chapters being released progressively) |
| WOCN — Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society | Lower-extremity wounds / pressure ulcers | Diabetic lower extremity 2021, arterial 2024, venous 2019, pressure ulcer 2016 |
| EWMA — European Wound Management Association | Cross-topic documents | Lower leg ulcer 2023, atypical wounds 2019, palliative 2025, debridement pathway 2025 |
| ISTAP — International Skin Tear Advisory Panel | Skin tears | Best Practice Recommendations 2018 |
| ISBI — International Society for Burn Injuries | Burns | Practice Guidelines 2016 / 2018 Part 2 |
| SVS — Society for Vascular Surgery | Vascular staging | WIfI 2014; Global Vascular Guidelines 2019 (collaborative) |
2. Journal Bibliography (by Topic)
Wound Healing Fundamentals & Wound Bed Preparation
1. Gurtner GC, et al. Wound repair and regeneration. Nature. 2008;453:314–321. DOI:10.1038/nature07039
2. Rodrigues M, et al. Wound healing: a cellular perspective. Physiol Rev. 2019;99(1):665–706. DOI:10.1152/physrev.00067.2017
3. Schultz GS, et al. Wound bed preparation. Wound Repair Regen. 2003;11(S1):S1–S28. DOI:10.1046/j.1524-475X.11.s2.1.x
4. Frykberg RG, Banks J. Challenges in the treatment of chronic wounds. Adv Wound Care. 2015;4(9):560–582. DOI:10.1089/wound.2015.0635
Acute Wounds / Skin Tears / Burns / Fractures
5. Nicks BA, et al. Acute wound management. Int J Emerg Med. 2010;3:399–407. DOI:10.1007/s12245-010-0217-5
6. Forsch RT, et al. Laceration repair. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(10):628–636. PMID:28671402
7. LeBlanc K, et al. ISTAP Best Practice Recommendations (Skin Tears). Wounds International. 2018.
8. Van Tiggelen H, et al. Standardizing the classification of skin tears (ISTAP validity & reliability). Br J Dermatol. 2020;182(6). DOI:10.1111/bjd.18604 Originally cited journal corrected
9. ISBI Practice Guidelines for Burn Care. Burns. 2016;42(5):953–1021. DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2016.05.013
10. ISBI Practice Guidelines Part 2. Burns. 2018;44(7):1617–1706. DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2018.09.012
11. Gustilo RB, Anderson JT. JBJS Am. 1976;58(4):453–458. DOI:10.2106/00004623-197658040-00004
12. Gustilo RB, et al. Type III open fractures. J Trauma. 1984;24(8):742–746. DOI:10.1097/00005373-198408000-00009
Diabetic Foot
13. Monteiro-Soares M, et al. IWGDF 2023 classification. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024;40(3):e3648. DOI:10.1002/dmrr.3648
14. Bus SA, et al. IWGDF 2023 offloading. DMRR. 2024;40(3):e3647. DOI:10.1002/dmrr.3647
15. Senneville E, et al. IWGDF/IDSA infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2023. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciad527
16. Lavery LA, et al. WHS diabetic foot guideline update. WRR. 2024;32(1):34–46. DOI:10.1111/wrr.13133
17. Meggitt B. Br J Hosp Med. 1976;16:227–332. (Precursor of the Wagner system)
18. Wagner FW. The dysvascular foot. Foot Ankle. 1981;2(2):64–122. DOI:10.1177/107110078100200202
19. Lavery LA, et al. UT classification. J Foot Ankle Surg. 1996;35(6):528–531. DOI:10.1016/s1067-2516(96)80125-6
Pressure Injury
20. EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA. Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: CPG + Quick Reference Guide. 2019. (internationalguideline.com)
21. NPIAP Pressure Injury Stages (npiap.com)
22. Gould LJ, et al. WHS pressure ulcer 2023 update. WRR. 2024;32(1):6–33. DOI:10.1111/wrr.13130
Arterial / Venous / Vascular Staging
23. Mills JL, et al. SVS WIfI. J Vasc Surg. 2014;59(1):220–234. DOI:10.1016/j.jvs.2013.08.003
24. Conte MS, et al. Global Vascular Guidelines (CLTI). JVS. 2019;69(6S):3S–125S. DOI:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.02.016
25. Federman DG, et al. WHS arterial 2023 update. WRR. 2024;32(5):619–629. DOI:10.1111/wrr.13204
26. Lurie F, et al. CEAP 2020. JVS-VL. 2020;8(3):342–352. DOI:10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.12.075
27. Marston W, et al. WHS venous 2015 update. WRR. 2016;24(1):136–144. DOI:10.1111/wrr.12394
28. Franks PJ, et al. Venous leg ulcers best practice (EWMA). J Wound Care. 2016;25(Sup6):S1–S67. DOI:10.12968/jowc.2016.25.sup6.s1
Atypical / Radiation-Related / Palliative
29. Isoherranen K, et al. Atypical wounds (EWMA). JWC. 2019;28(Sup6):S1–S92. DOI:10.12968/jowc.2019.28.sup6.s1
30. Maverakis E, et al. Pyoderma gangrenosum. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020;6:81. DOI:10.1038/s41572-020-0213-x
31. Nigwekar SU, et al. Calciphylaxis. NEJM. 2018;378:1704–1714. DOI:10.1056/NEJMra1505292
32. Behroozian T, et al. MASCC radiation dermatitis. Lancet Oncol. 2023;24(4):e172–e185. DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00067-0
33. EWMA Palliative Wound Care 2025; EWMA Debridement Pathway 2025; EWMA Lower Leg Ulcer 2023 (ewma.org)
Institutional Guidance (Non-Journal)
CDC: NHSN SSI Manual · Tetanus wound management · Rabies PEP | WHO: Essential Trauma Care · Wound infection · Burns | ABA: Referral criteria · First aid | AO: Open fracture principles | WOCN: Clinical tools (wocn.org) | BC Provincial dressing selection quick reference | NCI: CTCAE v5.0 · PDQ
Wound Assessment & Documentation Systems (TIME / TIMERS / MEASURE / Quantitative Tools)
34. Schultz GS, et al. Wound bed preparation: a systematic approach to wound management. Wound Repair Regen. 2003;11(S1):S1–S28. DOI:10.1046/j.1524-475X.11.s2.1.x (same as ref 3; origin of TIME)
35. Schultz GS, et al. Wound bed preparation and a brief history of TIME. Int Wound J. 2004;1(1):19–32. DOI:10.1111/j.1742-481x.2004.00014b.x
36. Atkin L, et al. Implementing TIMERS: the race against hard-to-heal wounds. J Wound Care. 2019;28(Sup3a):S1–S50. DOI:10.12968/jowc.2019.28.Sup3a.S1
37. Keast DH, et al. MEASURE: A proposed assessment framework for developing best practice recommendations for wound assessment. Wound Repair Regen. 2004;12(3 Suppl):S1–S17. PMID:15230830
38. Sibbald RG, et al. Wound Bed Preparation 2021. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021;34(4):183–195. DOI:10.1097/01.ASW.0000733724.87630.d6
39. National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. PUSH Tool (incl. copyright & licensing requirements). npiap.com
40. Bates-Jensen BM, et al. Reliability of the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) for pressure injury assessment. Wound Repair Regen. 2019;27(4):386–395. DOI:10.1111/wrr.12714
41. Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers. DESIGN-R® 2020 manual and resources. jspu.org
42. Monteiro-Soares M, et al. IWGDF 2023 classification guideline. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024;40(3):e3648. DOI:10.1002/dmrr.3648 (same as ref 13)
43. Senneville E, et al. IWGDF/IDSA guidelines on diabetes-related foot infections 2023. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024;40(3):e3687. DOI:10.1002/dmrr.3687
→ Full topic coverage: Staging & Records, section 11 "Wound Assessment & Documentation Systems".
Wound Infection (Signs / Diagnosis / Treatment)
44. International Wound Infection Institute (IWII). Wound Infection in Clinical Practice: Principles of Best Practice. International Consensus Update, 3rd ed. Wounds International; 2022. woundsinternational.com (PMID:36475844)
45. Senneville E, et al. IWGDF/IDSA guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes-related foot infections. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024;40(3):e3687. DOI:10.1002/dmrr.3687 (same as ref 43)
46. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Leg ulcer infection: antimicrobial prescribing. NG152. 2020. nice.org.uk/guidance/ng152
47. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Surgical Site Infection Basics. cdc.gov
→ Full topic coverage in Treatment & Alerts, Part 4 "Wound Infection".
3. Verification Statement
All journal references listed above were checked item by item in 2026-08 against the official Crossref DOI registry and PubMed: DOIs, authors, journals, and volume/issue/year were all consistent, and no fabricated (hallucinated) references were found. The single correction: the journal originally cited for Van Tiggelen 2020 was corrected from International Wound Journal to British Journal of Dermatology. On 2026-08-29, 10 references on wound assessment & documentation systems were added (34–43): 6 journal articles verified via Crossref/PubMed, 4 from official institutional sources (NPIAP, JSPU, IWGDF). On 2026-08-31, 4 wound-infection references were added (44–47): IWII 2022 verified via PubMed (PMID:36475844) and the official publication page; NICE NG152 and CDC are official institutional guidelines; IWGDF/IDSA matches existing ref 43. The full verification report is archived in this site's methodology documentation.
Last updated: 2026-08-31