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1. A dirty wound is when a cut or graze or stitches you have got have become infected and should go to your GP immediately to get antibiotics. 2.Another explanation for a dirty wound is if you got hurt badly over something that happened years ago and don't want to bring old memories up from your 'dirty wound'.

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when wound contaminated with some noxious agent like bacteria ,virus,fungus etc and wound is infected called contaminated wound

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