laceration
/læsəˈɹeɪʃən/
laceration noun: an irregular open wound to soft tissue.
Noun
laceration (countable and uncountable, plural lacerations)
- An irregular open wound to soft tissue.
- The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
- Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15
- The act of lacerating or tearing, either literally or figuratively.
- Why the founders of St. Merryn's Hospital chose to erect their institution at a main-road crossing upon a valuable office site, and thus expose their patients' nerves to constant laceration, is a foible that I never properly understood.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 8
laceration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
laceration in Hindi
- an irregular open wound to soft tissue
- विदार vidār, विदीर्णन vidīrṇan, विदारण vidāraṇ
laceration in Tamil
- கீறல்
laceration in Urdu
- چیرا, زخم
laceration in Bengali
- গভীর ক্ষত, চামড়া ছিঁড়ে যাওয়া, আঘাত
More languagesFewer languages
- laceration in Malayalam
- മുറിവ്, കീറൽ, മുറിവുണ്ടാക്കൽ, നികൃന്തനം
- laceration in Arabic
- تَهَتُّك tahattuk
Examples of laceration in a sentence
- Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling flathead in the river.
- Immediately observable were avulsion of several teeth and extensive lacerations and bruising to the face.
- Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.
Forms of laceration
| plural | lacerations |
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Origin of laceration
From Latin lacerātiō, first attested in 1598. By surface analysis, lacerate + -tion. Compare lacerate.
Words that rhyme with laceration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about laceration
- What does laceration mean?
- Laceration means an irregular open wound to soft tissue.
- What is laceration in Hindi?
- Laceration in Hindi is विदार (vidār), विदीर्णन (vidīrṇan), विदारण (vidāraṇ). See Laceration meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is laceration?
- Laceration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce laceration?
- Laceration is pronounced /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of laceration?
- The plural of laceration is lacerations.
Words near laceration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: laceration (page history and authors); laceration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laceration (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laceration (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laceration (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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