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Abrasion is where flowing water picks up rocks and moves them along in it's current. It can cause damage to the side of rivers (Lateral Erosion) as well as the riverbed (Vertical Erosion).
Abrasion can also be defined a lot simpler by just saying "When waves throw rocks up at cliffs" etc. This is not to be confused with Attrition though.
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What type of wound does scrapping and rubbing cause?
Abrasion
Which wound would bleed the most severely contrusion abrasion incised wound or laceration?
INCISION
Is an abrasion an open wound?
Since the typical abrasion affects only the skin, the term "wound" is likely to be considered an exaggeration. Wounds generally are deeper injuries than abrasions.
What is a wound that scrapes off the epidermis called?
A wound that scrapes off the epidermis (or part of the epidermis) is called an abrasion.
What's the difference between an incision and an abrasion?
Incision is a cut or penetration made by a sharp edge. Abrasion is a scrape or friction wound.
What is the most common type of a wound that exposes nerve endings?
Burns can expose the most nerve endings. Pain from burns is pretty substantial.
Which medical term is commonly called a scratch?
The medical term commonly called a scratch is "abrasion." It refers to a superficial wound on the skin caused by rubbing or scraping against a rough surface.
What does abrasion?
Abrasion is when particles carried by water or wind weather away rocks. Additional: An abrasion is also a wound caused when skin is scraped away by contact with another object. A laceration would be a cut, an avulsion is when a body part is severed completely, a contusion is a bruise, etc.
What is the medical term meaning an open wound with a danger of contamination because outer layers of skin are badly damaged?
*abrasion*
What is abrasion and how do you pronounce it?
(a-bray-zhon) - A minor wound in which the surface of the skin or a mucous membrane is worn away by rubbing or scraping.
What is another word for lesion?
injury, wound, abrasion, bruise, contusion, cut, gash, laceration, scrape, scratch, sore
What does wound the one that rhymes with found mean?
The word "wound" has more than one definition, and can be pronounced differently. So, wound, meaning a cut or abrasion on your body, rhymes with mooned or swooned. But wound, meaning wrapped around, rhymes with found, bound, hound, mound, etc.
