laceration
11laceration — UK [ˌlæsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms laceration : singular laceration plural lacerations a deep cut in someone s flesh She had lacerations to her head and back …
12LACÉRATION — s. f. T. de Jurisprudence. Action de lacérer un écrit, un livre. Le jugement ordonne la lacération de cet écrit, comme d un libelle injurieux …
13laceration — /las euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear. 2. the act of lacerating. [1590 1600; < L laceration (s. of laceratio). See LACERATE, ION] * * * …
14laceration — noun An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue. The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm. See Also: lacerate …
15laceration — la|ce|ra|tion [ˌlæsəˈreıʃən] n [U and C] technical a cut in your skin laceration to ▪ multiple lacerations to the upper arms …
16laceration — noun a bleeding laceration Syn: gash, cut, wound, injury, tear, slash; scratch, scrape, abrasion, graze …
17laceration — n. a tear in the flesh caused by a blunt object producing a wound with irregular edges. A gunshot wound is an example of a laceration caused by a high velocity blunt object …
18laceration — lacerate ► VERB ▪ tear or deeply cut (the flesh or skin). DERIVATIVES laceration noun. ORIGIN Latin lacerare, from lacer torn …
19laceration — noun Date: 1597 1. the act of lacerating 2. a torn and ragged wound …
20Laceration — A cut. All that is required to care for most cuts is to wash them with soap and water and keep them clean and dry. Putting alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and iodine onto cuts can delay healing and should be avoided. Seek medical care early if you… …