裂れっ創そう

noun

laceration

Medical term for a wound caused by tearing of soft body tissue. More specific than 切り傷 (cut) or 擦り傷 (abrasion).

• 事じ故こで腕うでに裂れっ創そうを負おった。

  He suffered a laceration on his arm in the accident.

• 裂れっ創そうは縫ほう合ごうが必ひつ要ようになることが多おおい。

  Lacerations often require sutures.