English > excoriation: 2 senses > noun 1, state| Meaning | An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. |
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| Synonyms | abrasion, scratch, scrape |
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| Narrower | graze | A superficial abrasion |
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| rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
| Broader | wound, lesion | An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) |
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| Spanish | abrasión, arañazo, rasgadura, rasguño, raspadura, roce |
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| Catalan | abrasió, esgarrapada, esgarrinxada, rascada |
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| Verbs | excoriate | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading |
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