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lac·er·a·tion
 laceration
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- pronunciation:
- lae
s
reI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a rough, jagged tear or injury, esp. a wound or cut.
The lacerations to the patient's face had been caused by flying glass.- similar words:
- slash, wound
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| definition 2: |
the act of lacerating or the condition of having been lacerated.
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| related words: |
cut, cutting, gash, injury |
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