Laceration Definition

lăsə-rāshən
lacerations
noun
The act or an instance of lacerating.
Webster's New World
The result of lacerating; jagged tear or wound.
Webster's New World

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

The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
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Noun

Singular:
laceration
Plural:
lacerations

Laceration Sentence Examples

  • A crush wound may have irregular margins like a laceration; however, the wound will be deeper and trauma to muscle and bone may be apparent.

  • Large cuts may require sutures and should be done by a maxillofacial surgeon for a good cosmetic result, particularly when the laceration is on the edge of the lip line (vermilion).

  • Here is a very detailed tutorial that results in a very real, very graphic laceration.

  • These methods of treatment require to be modified for wounds in special situations and for those in which there is much contusion and laceration.

  • He also received 26 sutures to his scalp laceration.

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