laceration

[las-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.

2. the act of lacerating.

Other Word Forms

• self-laceration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of laceration¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, laceration is from the Latin word lacerātiōn- (stem of lacerātiō ). See lacerate, -ion

Example Sentences

Indiana resident Perry Tole suffered a laceration on his left cheek during an incident that occurred late Friday night and into early Saturday in an alley outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel.

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Tole suffered a laceration on his left cheek and was taken to a different hospital than Sanchez, the affidavit said.

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She left with a black eye and multiple lacerations after she was knocked unconscious in a brutal attack by a fellow concertgoer.

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An attending physician was quoted as saying Dean died instantly at about 5:30 p.m. from a broken neck, numerous broken bones and severe lacerations over the entire body.

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Severe propeller lacerations from a horrific boat accident left doctors with no choice but to amputate her right foot.

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