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Meaning of needlestick injury | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.

Examples

“The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

needlestone needlet needletail needletrade Needlewoman needlewood