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lesion vs laceration

laceration vs lesion

lesion and laceration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lesion Yes No No No
laceration Yes No No No
As nouns, laceration is a hyponym of lesion; that is, laceration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lesion:
  • lesion: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
  • laceration: a torn ragged wound
Other hyponyms of lesion include raw wound, stigmata, abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch, cut, gash, slash, slice, bite.
lesion (noun) laceration (noun)
any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part the act of lacerating
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) a torn ragged wound
Difference between lesion and laceration

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