lacerated

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Lacerated wounds as a rule bleed less freely than those which are incised.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Lacerated or torn wounds.—There is not so much bleeding in these cases as in clean cuts, because the blood-vessels are torn across in a zigzag manner, and not divided straight across.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Lacerated wounds, however, are, as a rule, also contused—the surrounding tissues are bruised to a greater or lesser extent.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Lacerated and torn by prickles, and covered all over with blood, he began to wander in that forest destitute of men but abounding with animals of diverse species.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Lacerated and contused wounds are made by a tearing or bruising instrument, for example, catching the finger on a nail.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.