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abrasion

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a·bra·sion

   [uh-brey-zhuhn]
noun
1.
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading: abrasions on his leg caused by falling on the gravel.
2.
the act or process of abrading.
Origin:
1650–60; < Medieval Latin abrāsiōn- (stem of abrāsiō), equivalent to abrās(us) scraped off (past participle of abrādere; see abrade) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms
1. sore, scrape, lesion. 2. rubbing, erosion.

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abrasion (əˈbreɪʒən)
 
—n
1.  the process of scraping or wearing down by friction
2.  a scraped area or spot; graze
3.  geography attrition Compare corrasion the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin abrāsiōn-, from the past participle of Latin abrādere to abrade]

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abrasion
1650s, from M.L. abrasionem "a scraping," noun of action from L. abrasus, pp. of abradere, from ab- "off" + radere "to scrape" (see raze).
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abrasion a·bra·sion (ə-brā'zhən)
n.

  1. A scraping away of a portion of a surface.

  2. The wearing down or rubbing away or removal of the superficial layers of skin or mucous membrane in a limited area.

  3. The pathological wearing away of tooth substance by mechanical means; grinding.

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abrasion   (ə-brā'zhən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The process of wearing away a surface by friction. A rock undergoes abrasion when particles of sand or small pieces of rock are carried across its surface by a glacier, stream, or the wind.

  2. A scraped area on the skin or mucous membranes.


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