laceration

See also: lacération

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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.

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