Injury or wound (6)
I believe the answer is:
lesion
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">injury</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that lesion is a type of injury)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">wound</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(medical term for a wound)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lesion that I've seen before include "Flesh wound" , "Abrasion" , "Damaged area of tissue" , "Damage to tissue from injury or disease" , "Harmful change in bodily tissue as from injury" .)