laceration

• IPA^(key): /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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laceration (countable and uncountable, plural lacerations)

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

   The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.

   • 2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15:

     Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.

2. The act of lacerating or tearing.

• lacerate

• alectorian, creational, reactional