Word: laceration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: la
cer
a
tion
Definition: An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
Morphemes:
Affix: lacerate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To tear, rip or wound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lacerātus
Language: la
Decoded: laceratus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: lacerated, mutilated, having been torn to pieces.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.