noun
definition
An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
example
The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
definition
The act of lacerating or tearing.
Examples of laceration in a Sentence
A crush wound may have irregular margins like a laceration; however, the wound will be deeper and trauma to muscle and bone may be apparent.
Large cuts may require sutures and should be done by a maxillofacial surgeon for a good cosmetic result, particularly when the laceration is on the edge of the lip line (vermilion).
Here is a very detailed tutorial that results in a very real, very graphic laceration.
These methods of treatment require to be modified for wounds in special situations and for those in which there is much contusion and laceration.
He also received 26 sutures to his scalp laceration.
A half inch laceration to the back of the head was recorded and Quinn was declared fit to be detained.
A laceration too may have little or profuse bleeding, the tissue damage is generally greater, and the wound's ragged edges do not readily line up.
A person can suffer a laceration (cut) to the lips or tongue or loosening of teeth or have teeth knocked out.
In 60 percent of patients with subungual hematomas that involve more than 50 percent of the nail surface, laceration is repairable.
She ran over some broken glass and had a deep laceration of the main pad and damage to the tendon.
Injuries included a half-inch laceration to Georgina's mouth, extensive bruising to her face and tissue damage.
He then dropped the angle grinder onto his ankle causing a severe laceration.
Such shenanigans resulted in a laceration to a PCFormat wrist.