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in·sult 'in-.səlt n
1) injury to the body or one of its parts <repeated acute vascular \insults> <any \insult to the constitution of a patient suffering from active tuberculosis (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)>
2) something that causes or has a potential for causing insult to the body <damage resulting from malnutritional \insults>
insult vb
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n.
an injury or physical trauma.
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in·sult (inґsəlt) [L. insultus attack] 1. injury. 2. attack.Medical dictionary. 2011.