laceration









laceration


noun

  1. the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
  2. the act of lacerating.

n.1590s, from Middle French lacération, from Latin lacerationem (nominative laceratio), noun of action from past participle stem of lacerare (see lacerate). n.

  1. A jagged wound or cut.
  2. The process or act of tearing tissue.
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