laceration

[US]/læsə'reɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌlæsə'reʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a deep cut or tear in the skin or flesh

Phrases & Collocations

deep laceration

infected laceration

clean the laceration

small laceration

Example Sentences

laceration of birth canal

Methods Suturing of dural laceration with 2-0 or 3-0 woundless silk thread was performed in twenty-two cases of intracranial venous sinus injuries produced by variant causes.

Methods:All wounded were managed by one of the following methods such as laceration suturing,end end anastomosis and great saphenous vein homografting.

The doctor stitched up the deep laceration on the patient's arm.

He suffered a severe laceration when he fell off his bike.

The knife caused a deep laceration on her finger.

The athlete had a laceration on his leg after the accident.

The surgeon carefully cleaned the laceration before stitching it up.

The laceration on her face required several stitches to close.

The jagged laceration on his arm needed immediate medical attention.

The deep laceration left a scar on his hand.

The cat's claws caused a small laceration on my leg.

She winced in pain as the doctor cleaned the laceration.

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