injury
Verletzung is a German word that is used to describe an injury. It can refer to any type of physical harm or damage to the body, including cuts, bruises, sprains, and fractures. In a medical context, Verletzung is often used to describe the specific type of injury that a patient has sustained. For example, a doctor might say that a patient has a Verletzung der Schulter, which means that the patient has an injury to the shoulder.
He sustained an injury during the game.
This sentence talks about a person (he) who got injured while playing a game. The word 'Verletzung' is not a suffix, but forms the main subject of the sentence, implying an injury.
This injury ended his career.
In this sentence, 'Verletzung' makes reference to a specific injury that was so severe it forced the person to end his career.
The injury is slowly healing.
This sentence describes a situation where an injury ('Verletzung') is in the process of recovery and is thus slowly healing.