What is another word for abrasions?

Pronunciation: [ɐbɹˈe͡ɪʒənz] (IPA)

Abrasions are a form of skin injury caused by friction, pressure, or scraping of the skin. Abrasions are also known as cuts, scrapes, grazes, scratches, or wounds. Each term has a slightly different meaning and often refers to the severity or location of the injury. A cut is a deeper or longer injury that often requires medical attention. A scrape or graze is a shallow, surface-level injury that may not require medical attention. Scratches are typically caused by fingernails or sharp objects and can bleed. Wounds are open injuries that may require stitches to heal. Regardless of the synonyms used, it is always important to clean and properly dress an abrasion to prevent infection.

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  • Forward Entailment

    • Noun, plural
      erosions.
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Usage examples for Abrasions

I think that we had to wait for Agassiz to show us that the "diluvial scratches" were really glacial abrasions, caused by the great glacier which came down the valley of the Hudson and went to sea off Sandy Hook.
"The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I"
William James Stillman
Boots were properly fitted; the troops were taught the advantages of cold water, and how to heal abrasions; halts upon the march were made at frequent intervals, and the men soon held that to fall out on the march was a disgrace.
"Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War"
G. F. R. Henderson
These waters are chiefly useful in throat and lung diseases, though the baths are healing for abrasions and wounds.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix

Famous quotes with Abrasions

  • Croft had an instinctive knowledge of land, sensed the stresses and torsions that had first erupted it, the abrasions of wind and water. The platoon had long ceased to question any direction he took; they knew he would be right as infallibly as sun after darkness or fatigue after a long march.
    Norman Mailer

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