She fell and suffered cuts, bruises, and abrasions [=scrapes] on her legs.
abrasion of rocks by wind and water
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
abra — abra·ham man; abra·si·om·e·ter; abra·sion; abra·zo; abra·sive; … English syllables
abrasion — abra·sion … English syllables
Dermabrasion — is a surgical procedure that involves the controlled abrasion (wearing away) of the upper layers of the skin with sandpaper or other mechanical means. The purpose of dermabrasion is to smoothen the skin and, in the process, remove small scars (as … Medical dictionary
abrasion — 1. An excoriation, or circumscribed removal of the superficial layers of skin or mucous membrane. SYN: abraded wound. 2. A scraping away of a portion of the surface. 3. In dentistry, the pathological grinding … Medical dictionary
salabrasion — sal·abra·sion .sal ə brā zhən n a method of removing tattoos from skin in which moist gauze pads saturated with sodium chloride are used to abrade the tattooed area by rubbing … Medical dictionary
chemabrasion — chem·abra·sion (kēm″ə braґzhən) superficial destruction and exfoliation of the epidermis and the upper layer of the dermis by application of a cauterant to the skin; done to remove lesions such as scars, tattoos, and… … Medical dictionary
macroabrasion — mac·ro·abra·sion (makґro ə bra″zhən) the removal of minute amounts of enamel with a high speed carbide bur in order to correct tooth discoloration … Medical dictionary
microabrasion — mi·cro·abra·sion (miґkro ə bra″zhən) removal of minute amounts of dental enamel using an abrasive compound in order to correct enamel defects … Medical dictionary
microdermabrasion — mi·cro·derm·abra·sion (mi″kro dur″mə braґzhən) superficial dermabrasion using a mechanical abrader or a stream of particles, done primarily to treat acne scars or other mild lesions or to stimulate and remodel skin collagen … Medical dictionary
