laceration
laceration
Definition
lac·era·tion (las′ər ā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act of lacerating
- the result of lacerating; jagged tear or wound
Etymology: L laceratio
laceration
Synonyms
laceration
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- skin: Certain members of this family are noted for the readiness with which the edges of their leaves can cause lacerations of the skin.
Converse of object
- sustain: One of them slipped and fell 20 ' breaking his arm and sustaining facial lacerations.
- suffer: The driver, aged 25, suffered serious facial lacerations.
- cause: The injured party was struck over the head twice with a bottle causing lacerations.
- have: She ran over some broken glass and had a deep laceration of the main pad and damage to the tendon.
- receive: It was my misfortune to receive severe lacerations to three fingers.
- include: Injuries included a half-inch laceration to Georgina's mouth, extensive bruising to her face and tissue damage.
Adjective modifier
- facial: The driver, aged 25, suffered serious facial lacerations.
- severe: He then dropped the angle grinder onto his ankle causing a severe laceration.
- deep: She ran over some broken glass and had a deep laceration of the main pad and damage to the tendon.
- serious: The driver, aged 25, suffered serious facial lacerations.
- multiple: I've got multiple lacerations on my head from all the glass ceilings I broke on my way up!
- small: There were also approximately a dozen small lacerations around his head, face and neck.
Noun used with modifier
- scalp: He also received 26 sutures to his scalp laceration.
- lid: Ocular adnexal injuries like lid lacerations occur rarely during episiotomy or with the surgical knife during delivery with cesarean section has been noted 5.
- skin: PalmLaser - powerful low level laser that treats all kinds of wounds and skin lacerations, leg ulcers and pressure sores.
- head: One had a broken leg, the other had head lacerations.
- extremity: However, the study was limited to extremity lacerations, which have a high likelihood of infection.
- inch: A half inch laceration to the back of the head was recorded and Quinn was declared fit to be detained.
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