laceration
noun
lac·er·a·tion
ˌla-sə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of lacerating
2
: a torn and ragged wound
Examples of laceration in a Sentence
She suffered lacerations on her legs.
The broken glass caused severe laceration of his feet.
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The 50-year-old injured man was treated at the scene for a superficial laceration and did not require hospitalization, authorities said.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Other top hazards were fall risks, burns, entrapment, poisoning, laceration, suffocation and choking.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Per Deadline, prosecutors allege in opening statements that Majors left Jabbari with a fractured finger, pain from a twisted arm, and a laceration behind one ear while attempting to get his phone back.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Other top hazards were fall risks, burns, entrapment, poisoning, laceration, suffocation and choking.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Per Deadline, prosecutors allege in opening statements that Majors left Jabbari with a fractured finger, pain from a twisted arm, and a laceration behind one ear while attempting to get his phone back.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Laceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laceration. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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laceration
noun
lac·er·a·tion
ˌlas-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: an act or instance of lacerating
2
: a torn and ragged wound
Medical Definition
laceration
noun
lac·er·a·tion
ˌlas-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of lacerating
2
: a torn and ragged wound
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