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- Dictionarylaceration/ˌlasəˈreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh: "he suffered lacerations to his head and face" Similar
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a cut: The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms. The body showed signs of laceration and bruising. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. damage to the body. injury He was treated for minor injuries. wound Most of the casualties had gunshot wounds.
: a torn and ragged wound. Synonyms. gash. incision. rent. rip. slash. slit. tear. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of laceration in a Sentence. She suffered lacerations on her legs. The broken glass caused severe laceration of his feet.
Laceration definition: the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.. See examples of LACERATION used in a sentence.
noun [ C or U ] formal us / ˌlæs.əˈreɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌlæs. ə rˈeɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. a cut: The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms. The body showed signs of laceration and bruising. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. damage to the body. injury He was treated for minor injuries.
Laceration, tearing of the skin that results in an irregular wound. Lacerations may be caused by injury with a sharp object or by impact injury from a blunt object or force. They may occur anywhere on the body. In most cases, tissue injury is minimal, and infections are uncommon.
A laceration is a tear, cut, or gash. Your heart can also get a more figurative laceration when you see your love kissing another. Either way, ouch. A laceration implies that there is a tearing or jaggedness to the wound.
A laceration or cut refers to a skin wound. Unlike an abrasion, none of the skin is missing. A cut is typically thought of as a wound caused by a sharp object, like a shard of glass. Lacerations tend to be caused by blunt trauma.
Definition of laceration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. laceration - a torn ragged wound. wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) 2. laceration - the act of lacerating. tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear".
to criticize someone or attack them with words in a very powerful way: Critics have lacerated the press for getting the facts wrong in this case. As a political cartoonist, he likes to lacerate the pompous and the powerful. Fewer examples. The blow broke his jaw and lacerated his lip.
