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Laceration vs Puncture - What's the difference?

laceration | puncture |

As nouns the difference between laceration and puncture

is that laceration is an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue while puncture is the act or an instance of puncturing.

As a verb puncture is

to pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

laceration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
    • The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.

    Related terms

    * lacerate

    Anagrams

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    puncture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or an instance of puncturing.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
    • A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals.
  • A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
  • * 2001 , , Dutton, ISBN 0525946284, page 340,
    • Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.
  • * Rambler
    • A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.

    Synonyms

    * flat tyre; (informal US) flat

    Derived terms

    * puncturer

    Verb

  • To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
    • The needle punctured the balloon instantly.

    Derived terms

    * aquapuncture * electropuncture * laserpuncture * punctured interval * punctured neighborhood