laceration
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌlæsəˈreɪʃən/
- NSFW
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laceración
- Cairo's shirt and trousers were in shreds, and the skin beneath was a mass of bruises and lacerations.
- bruises and lacerations
- scalp laceration
- fractures and lacerations
It fractures above both eyes, it fractured and multiple soft tissue lacerations from the sharp grass.
- It fractures above both eyes, it fractured and multiple soft tissue lacerations from the sharp grass.
- Large punctures was how the lacerations had been described.
- Let's somehow rig up a grinder on this thing and then see how much of A laceration machine I have produced.
Examples
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The paramedics treated the child for a deep laceration on his leg that required stitches.
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- And as for you, Patsy, poor Mr. Collingworth has taken to Bovington General Hospital this morning suffering from severe lacerations.
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In the big world of wounds, a tiny laceration of thin skin breaks my heart.
Blog text (28) -
There were several large ones, and they had caused some deep lacerations.
Fiction book (1992) -
A stream of blood had spilled from a laceration at her temple down the side of her face and had frozen.
Fiction book (1996) -
You did suffer a concussion, you have numerous lacerations around your left eye.
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On the right frontal region and on her face, there were lacerations.
Academic text (2007) -
The homeowner is also at the hospital, being treated for facial lacerations he suffered in the fight.
Blog text (32) -
The first laceration was just under her breast, and the others were spaced at two-inch intervals.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the accident, he was rushed to the hospital with multiple lacerations on his arms and face.
Synonyms
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1.4
Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
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1.0
A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp
269
4.4
A serious physical injury from an accident or attack
30
3.9
A long deep cut in skin or a surface
17
3.6
A long deep cut made by a sharp object
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3.7
A wound that only affects the skin and soft parts of the body, not organs or bones
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5.1
A cut in the skin made by a sharp object
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6.6
An injury where the skin is broken and what is under the skin shows
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Laceration comes from the Latin root lacer, which means 'torn', and the verb lacerare 'to tear'. So, think of a ripped piece of cloth with rough edges — a laceration is a similar torn, deep cut in the skin, which is why the word means a rough wound.