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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for lacerations
  1. Laceration versus puncture wound (image) 
    A laceration is a wound that is produced by the tearing of soft body tissue. This type of wound is often irregular and jagged. A laceration wound is often contaminated with bacteria and debris ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19616.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Mallory-Weiss tear (image) 
    ... junction of the esophagus and the stomach develops lacerations which bleed, evident by bright red blood in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18145.htm - Medical Encyclopedia