laceration

/lรฆsษ™หˆษนeษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /L AE0 S ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.

    โ€œThe doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.โ€

  2. 2

    The act of lacerating or tearing.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laceration