Another word for laceration

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laceration

tear, gash, incision; see cut 2, injury 1.

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A crush wound may have irregular margins like a laceration; however, the wound will be deeper and trauma to muscle and bone may be apparent.
Large cuts may require sutures and should be done by a maxillofacial surgeon for a good cosmetic result, particularly when the laceration is on the edge of the lip line (vermilion).
Here is a very detailed tutorial that results in a very real, very graphic laceration.
In 60 percent of patients with subungual hematomas that involve more than 50 percent of the nail surface, laceration is repairable.
A typical dog bite results in a laceration, tear, puncture, or crush injury.

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