laceration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin lacerātiō, first attested in 1598. By surface analysis, lacerate + -tion. Compare lacerate.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An irregular open wound to soft tissue.
The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.
2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15:
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(countable, uncountable) The act of lacerating or tearing, either literally or figuratively.
Why the founders of St. Merryn's Hospital chose to erect their institution at a main-road crossing upon a valuable office site, and thus expose their patients' nerves to constant laceration, is a foible that I never properly understood.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lacerations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (25)
sv sårskada (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · ru рва́ная ра́на (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · cs lacerace (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · hi विदारण (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · fr lacération (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · hi विदीर्णन (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · bg разкъсна рана (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · de Platzwunde (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · it lacerazione (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · ar تَهَتُّك (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · gl laceración (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · uk розі́рвання (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · hi विदार (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · ca laceració (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · es laceración (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · fi repeämä (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · sh razderotina (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · uk рва́на ра́на (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · fi repeämähaava (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · mk расекотина (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · ru разры́в (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · sv krossår (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · pt laceração (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · cmn 劃破 /划破 (an irregular open wound to soft tissue) · pl rana szarpana (an irregular open wound to soft tissue)