- irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"
- cut or tear irregularly
- having edges that are jagged from injury
- deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
- (laceration) a torn ragged wound
- (Lacerations) In medicine, a wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin.
- To tear, rip or wound
- (laceration) An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue
- (Laceration) Also called a tear. Separation of skin or other tissue by a tremendous force, producing irregular edges.
- (Laceration) The splitting or tearing of the skin.
- (Laceration) A ragged tear of body tissues. [Click Here To Return To List]
- (Laceration) A rough, ripped wound; e.g. caused by barbed wire.
- (Laceration) A wound that is a jagged or irregular tear in soft tissue, which typically is deep and will bleed a lot. Word comes from Latin, meaning to tear.
- (Laceration) a type of wound to the body. Specifically, it is the tearing of the skin and sub-cutaneous (under the skin) tissues as a result of blunt impacts, such as being punched or banging the head onto another object.
- (laceration) a cut, tear, or ragged opening in the skin caused by an injury or trauma.
- (“Lacerations”) wound made by a tearing force.
- (Lacerations) rough, irregular wounds caused by crushing or ripping forces.
- (lacerations) Wounds inflicted by blunt objects such as clubs, pipes, and pistols; typically open and irregularly shaped, bruised around the edges, and bleeding freely.
- Hot surfers rip, shred, carve, tear, and lacerate. All slashing or cutting motions can be applied to a surfer who is going off in cooking* waves. Also shred, rip, tear, carve.
- appearing as if roughly cut or torn.
- Looking torn or cut irregularly.
- (leaf margin) - adj. with an irregularly torn margin. See illustration.