'He arrived with a horrific cat bite abscess on the side of his face that left a huge open wound, it took a good few weeks of love and care to get him back to fighting fit.

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He made sure to share pictures of the open wound.

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“It is an open wound of our humanity,” he said after reciting the Angelus prayer at the Vatican on Aug. 13. He added that the deaths bring “pain and shame.”

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/an-open-wound-pope-francis-decries-thousands-of-deaths-in-mediterranean-sea-this-year

It’s a massive open wound.”

Source: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/family-still-seeking-answers-two-27546794

'It's like there's an open wound,' she said.

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She's a hair's breadth away from an open wound; all that keeps her pain inside is the lightest of scabs.

Source: https://collider.com/melanie-lynskey-heavenly-creatures/

This means that the white blood cells have flocked to the open wound and are working to fight germs and bacteria.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gross-bodily-functions-that-have-function_uk_63b44fe8e4b0cbfd55e42f42