laceration

Torn skin wound

A laceration is a torn or jagged wound, typically caused by blunt trauma or rough contact rather than a clean cut.

Doctors use the term to distinguish these irregular injuries from incisions made by sharp objects.

The fall left a deep laceration on his forehead that required stitches.

Laceration also works as a mass noun referring to the act of tearing: The laceration of tissue was extensive.

wound

gash

Deep, ragged incision

  • slashAngled line or swipe
  • cutSeverance or reduction
  • incisionControlled cut into tissue

tear · puncture · abrasion · contusion · lesion · gouge · slit · rent · fissure · perforation

treatment

suture

Medical wound closure

gauze · antiseptic · disinfectant · sterilize · swab · wound closure · butterfly strips · steri-strips · debridement · irrigation

symptoms

bleeding

Blood loss from injury

swelling · bruising · tenderness · inflammation · throbbing · stinging · rawness · scarring · scab · clot

causes

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

  • bladeFlat cutting edge
  • razorBlade for removing hair
  • glassTransparent solid from sand

metal · barbed wire · sharp edge · blunt trauma · accident · fall · collision · animal bite · machinery · power tool

Categories
Opposites
wound state

lacerationclosure

Sense of emotional resolution

wound closure · healing · wholeness · repair · intactness

wound type

lacerationpuncture

Hole from penetration

puncture wound · incision · contusion · stab wound · bruise

Family

lacerations, lacerating

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG