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Mutilation vs Laceration - What's the difference?

mutilation | laceration | Related terms |

Mutilation is a related term of laceration.


As nouns the difference between mutilation and laceration

is that mutilation is the act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated while laceration is laceration.

mutilation

English

Noun

  • The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

    • Hyponyms

    * female genital mutilation * male genital mutilation

    Related terms

    * body modification

    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

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