Middle English Dictionary Entry
dīlacerāciǒun n.
Entry Info
Forms | dīlacerāciǒun n. |
Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. A tearing asunder of the flesh, laceration.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)62a/a : Contusion forsoþ is a seperacioun & dilaceracion, rentyng, made profoundly in musculous flesh.