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Lacerated
is always a great word to know.
So is antheridia. Does it mean:
| plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients |
| male reproductive structure which produces gametes in ferns, mosses, fungi and algae |
Example Sentences
- All the children can play with her without getting lacerated.
- Her skull was fractured, her ribs were broken, her liver was lacerated.
- Many of the living are lacerated along their legs and necks, suggesting sheer panic as they tried to climb out of their stalls.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
2.
to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.
adjective
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerāre to tear up (derivative of lacer mangled); see -ate1
1535–45; < Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerāre to tear up (derivative of lacer mangled); see -ate1
Related forms
lac·er·a·ble, adjective
self-lac·er·at·ing, adjective
un·lac·er·at·ing, adjective
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Medical Dictionary
lacerated adj.
Cut or wounded in a jagged manner.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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