Laceration

/læsəˈɹeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "laceration" (97 found)

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Closest matches (20)

abrasion abscission amputation blemish break burn butchering chafe check chip chopping clawing cleavage concussion crack crackle craze cruciation crucifixion cut

Strong matches (29)

Noun(8 words)

cut cutsdeep cutemotional injurygash gashes gashing injury

cutting dichotomy enucleation excision fissionflash burnfracture fray frazzle gall gash hellhell upon earthholocaust horror hurt incision injury lancination

Verb(2 words)

incising lacerating

Related words (48)

lesion martyrdommortal woundmutilation nightmare passion persecution puncture purgatory rack rending rent resection rip ripping run rupture scald scission scorch

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scrape scratch scuffsecond-degree burnsection severance slash slashing slicing sore splitting stabstab woundsurgery tear tearingthird-degree burntorment torture trauma woundwounds immedicablewrench

Noun(5 words)

psychological damagepsychological injuryslashestissue tearwound

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries

injury lesion tear wound

More specific

7 entries

deep lacerationemotional traumafacial lacerationhand lacerationheartbreakpsychological injurysuperficial laceration

Collocations

6 entries

deep lacerationfacial lacerationhand lacerationlaceration repairlaceration woundminor laceration

Inflections

1 entries

lacerations

Derivations

3 entries

lacerate lacerated lacerating

Sample sentences

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Sami has got a deep laceration by his ribs.

Source: tatoeba (6448379)

Sami has a large laceration in his ribs.

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The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.

Source: wiktionary

Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.

Source: wiktionary

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