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laceration

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lac·er·a·tion  (ls-rshn)
n.
A jagged wound or cut.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"

laceration
noun cut, injury, tear, wound, rent, rip, slash, trauma (Pathology), gash, mutilation He had lacerations on his back and thighs.
Translations
laceration [ˌlæsəˈreɪʃən] Nlaceración f
laceration [ˌlæsəˈreɪʃən] nlacération f
lace-up shoes lace-ups [ˈleɪsʌps] npl (British)chaussures fpl à lacets
laceration
nVerletzung f, → Fleischwunde f; (= tear)Risswunde f; (from blow) → Platzwunde f; (from whip) → Striemen m; (from glass) → Schnittwunde f; (from claws etc) → Kratzwunde f
laceration [ˌlæsəˈreɪʃn] nlacerazione f
laceration [ˌlæsəˈreɪʃn] nlacerazione f


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They shrink by an ungovernable instinct, as they would shrink from laceration.
Releasing my hold upon the ivy, I dropped the re-maining distance to the ground, saved from laceration only because the lion's paw struck the thick stem of ivy.
I am to re-open wounds that Time has barely closed; I am to recall the most intensely painful remembrances--and this done, I am to feel myself compensated by a new laceration, in the shape of Mr.
 
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