What is atenolol? Atenolol (Tenormin) is a beta-blocker that affects the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Atenolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Atenolol is also used to lower the risk of death after a heart attack. You should not use this atenolol if you have a serious heart condition such as AV block, very slow heartbeats, or heart failure.
Definition of wound for English Language Learners. : 1  an injury that is caused when a knife, bullet, etc., cuts or breaks the skin. : 2  a feeling of sadness, anger, etc., that is caused by something bad that has happened to you.
Chronic wound. A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time the way most wounds do; wounds that do not heal within three months are often considered chronic.[1] Chronic wounds seem to be detained in one or more of the phases of wound healing.