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Webster 1913 Edition


Dilaceration

Di-lacˊer-a′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
dilaceratio
: cf. F.
dilacération
.]
The act of rending asunder.
Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dilaceration

DILACERATION

,
Noun.
The act of rending asunder; a tearing, or rending. [In lieu of these words, lacerate, laceration, are generally used.]

Definition 2024


dilaceration

dilaceration

English

Noun

dilaceration (countable and uncountable, plural dilacerations)

  1. (dentistry) An angular distortion affecting a tooth.
  2. The act or process of dilacerating; tearing to pieces.