laceration

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An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue

The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.

{n} the act of tearing
the act of lacerating
—A torn or ragged wound
Lacerations are deep cuts on your skin. He had lacerations on his back and thighs. a cut in your skin laceration to
{i} tear, rough and jagged wound; act of roughly cutting or tearing
A cut that may be deep or superficial, and may need stitching
a torn ragged wound
a jagged-edged cut
a cut, tear, or ragged opening in the skin caused by an injury or trauma
A breach or wound made by lacerating
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To tear, rip or wound
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to tear rudely or raggedly
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{a} formed with irregular segments as if torn
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{v} to tear in pieces, rend, destroy
a laceration
tearing
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irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"
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cut or tear irregularly
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{f} tear, mangle, rip; injure, hurt (emotionally or physically)
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To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh
lacerate
{s} torn, ripped, mangled; injured, damaged; jagged
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(of leaves) Irregularly cut
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Appearing torn on the margin; irregularly cleft
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having edges that are jagged from injury irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves
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cut or tear irregularly deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" having edges that are jagged from injury irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves
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irregularly cut margins (Eggli)
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having edges that are jagged from injury
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a (L lacer, mangled, lacerated) said of a margin torn irregularly
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Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart
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Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound
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deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
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If something lacerates your skin, it cuts it badly and deeply. Its claws lacerated his thighs. + lacerated lac·er·ated She was suffering from a badly lacerated hand
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Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge
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to tear or cut roughly
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An irregular edge as if cut or torn
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cut or tear irregularly deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
lacerations
plural of laceration
laceration
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