1) Acquired tooth pathology 2) Band-Aid spot 3) Erosion by friction 4) Excoriation 5) French word used in English 6) Lesion 7) Materials degradation 8) Medical terminology 9) Neosporin target 10) Result of scraping by 11) Scrape 12) Scratch 13) Sore 14) Souvenir from a bad trip 15) Spot for a Band-Aid
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- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- erosion by friction
- the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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• (n.) The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins. • (n.) The substance rubbed off. • (n.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
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(L. abrasio) 1. the wearing away of a substance or structure (such as the skin or the teeth) through some unusual or abnormal mechanical process. 2. an area of body surface denuded of skin or mucous membrane by some unusual or abnormal mechanical process.
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(F abrasion, R abraziune, frecare)Wear or removal of the surface of a solid material as a result of relative movement of other solid bodies in contact with it (BS CP3)
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(from the article `glacial landform`) Glacial erosion is caused by two different processes: abrasion and plucking (see above). Nearly all glacially scoured erosional landforms bear the ... Abrasive wear occurs when a hard, rough surface slides over a softer one, producing grooves on the latter. It also can be caused by loose, abrasive ....
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1. <pathology> The wearing away of a substance or structure (such as the skin or the teeth) through some unusual or abnormal mechanical process. ... 2. <clinical sign> A superficial injury to the skin or other body tissue caused by rubbing or scraping resulting in an area of body surface denuded of skin or mucous membrane. ... (11 Nov 1...
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(ә-bra´zhәn) the wearing away of a substance or structure, such as the skin or teeth, through some unusual or abnormal process. a wound caused by rubbing or scraping the skin or a mucous membrane; a “skinned knee” and a “floor burn” are common examples. To treat the inju...
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a general wearing away of a surface by constant scratching, usually due to the presence of foreign matter such as dirt, grit, or metallic particles in the lubricant. It may also cause a break down of the material (such as the tooth surfaces of gears). Lack of proper lubrication may result in abrasion.
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A scrape, minimal bleeding with possible intense pain.
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Abrasion is a form of erosion caused by rubbing of fine particles against an object. The effect is much the same as using sandpaper. Rivers carry sediment (fine rock particles) that abrade the banks and bed of the river channel.
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A form of mechanical weathering that occurs when loose fragments or particles of rocks and minerals that are being transported, as by water or air, collide with each other or scrape the surfaces of stationary rocks.
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Ab·ra'sion noun [ Latin
abrasio , from
abradere . See
Abrade .]
1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the
abrasion of coins.
2. The substance rubbed off.
Berkeley. 3. (Medicine) A superf...
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A portion of a surface from which the skin has been removed by rubbing.
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A rubbed or scuffed area
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Abrasion: An abrasion or "excoriation" is a wearing away of the upper layer of skin as a result of applied friction force. In dentistry an "abrasion" is the wearing away of the tooth substance.
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Abrasion is a form of sexual activity involving the stimulation of the surface of the body with abrasive materials, such as rough silk, chamois leather, fine sandpaper, brushes or wire wool.
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An abrasion (graze) is a type of wound characterised as a sore place on the skin caused by rubbing or scraping. Often superficial, abrasions can be very painful and be disturbing in appearance. The risk from an abrasion is that infection may enter the wound, and it is important that the wound is cleaned.
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(L: a/ab=towards/ away from; radere to scrape) reduction in rock particle size by wearing away.
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abrasion 1. A scraping or rubbing off, as of skin. 2. A wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc.
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A process where hard particles are forced against and moved along a solid surface. See also: Abrasion Hardness, Abrasive, Abrasive Wear.
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scratch noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
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(earth science) In earth science, type of erosion in which rock fragments scrape and grind away a surface. It is also known as corrasion. The rock fragments may be carried by rivers, wind, ice, or the sea. Striations, or grooves, on rock surfaces are common abrasions, caused by the scratching ...
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a superficial rub or wearing off of the skin, usually caused by a scrape or "brush burn."
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a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading: abrasions on his leg caused by falling on the gravel. · the act or process of abrading.
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