Laceration: refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin. See detailed information below for a list of 6 causes of Laceration, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Laceration: A laceration is properly a tearing or rupturing of soft tissue (e.g., skin, brain, liver) by blunt trauma. Avoid extending this term to all open wounds, including incised wounds. (1) A torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound. (2) The process or act of tearing the tissues. [L. lacero, pp. -atus, to tear to pieces]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A torn ragged wound
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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