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abrasion

[uh-brey-zhuhn] / əˈbreɪ ʒən /
NOUN
scraped area
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NOUN
scraping or wearing down by friction
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"Most skin wounds that we get are from abrasions, which destroy the upper part of the skin," says Novak.

From Science Daily

One photograph appears to show the bruising and abrasion that would confirm that ties had been used while the person was still alive.

From BBC

A Black teenager was left with a concussion, chipped teeth and several abrasions after a group of teenage boys attacked him in a Simi Valley parking lot while shouting racial slurs, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

One person was hospitalized with abrasions and lacerations and the other five were treated at a hospital, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Geoff's academic work saw him invent the barley abrasion process - which involves deliberately damaging the protective husk of grains to speed up the process of malting.

From BBC