abrasion

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That included the death of a child and 13 injuries, including broken bones, lacerations, abrasions and friction burns.

From Seattle Times

At the hospital, doctors surveyed the damage: La’Veyah had suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and in the fingers of her right hand.

From Los Angeles Times

The affidavit listed several visible signs of an altercation, including bite marks on her arm and abrasions on her face and leg.

From Seattle Times

Some 42 percent of women who experience intimate partner violence reported an injury—including bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, broken bones and injuries to the ears and eyes—as a consequence of that abuse.

From Scientific American

The reports document injuries ranging from minor maladies such as the superficial abrasions suffered as panicked animals rushed out of their chutes, to crushed skulls, broken legs, gored flanks and snapped spines.

From Los Angeles Times