What increases my risk for a wound infection? Anything that decreases your body's ability to heal wounds may put you at risk for a wound infection. Diseases such as diabetes, cancer, or liver, kidney or lung conditions slow healing. Foreign objects such as glass or metal can get stuck in the wound and delay healing.
clause. n. 1. Grammar A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence. 2. A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin.
Restrictive clause definition, a relative clause that identifies the antecedent and that is usually not set off by commas in English. In The year that just ended was bad for crops, the clause that just ended is a restrictive clause. See more.