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单词 lacerable
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lacerableadj.

Brit. /ˈlas(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈlæsərəb(ə)l/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin lacerabilis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin lacerabilis that can be easily torn (4th cent.) < classical Latin lacerāre lacerate v. + -bilis -ble suffix.
Chiefly Medicine.
That may be torn; susceptible or prone to laceration.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Lacerable, that may be torn or rent in peeces.
1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxii. 51 The Lungs..must necessarily lye open to great..dammages..because of their thin, and lacerable composure.
1779 tr. A. von Haller First Lines Physiol. xxxi. 463 An external villous and fleecy membrane,..of a reticular fabric, easily lacerable.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 346/2 The bronchi are..easily lacerable tubes.
1889 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women (ed. 4) vii. 40 The uterus..may be extremely thinned and easily lacerable.
1912 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 Oct. 1141/1 The gangrenous portion was very soft and lacerable.
1939 Arch. Ophthalmol. 21 261 The lacerable type of capsule can seldom resist tearing when a forceps is used.
2014 J. Beckman How to ruin Queen xxx. 309 The indestructible crystal against the lacerable skin and cartilage and vein.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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