laceration.
An irregular open wound to soft tissue.
Meaning & usage
An irregular open wound to soft tissue.
The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
The act of lacerating or tearing, either literally or figuratively.
Where this word comes from
From Latin lacerātiō, first attested in 1598. By surface analysis, lacerate + -tion. Compare lacerate.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.