perforationnoun
uk/ˌpɜː.fərˈeɪ.ʃən//ˈpɝː.fəˈreɪ.ʃən/[ C ] a hole in something:
A tea bag is full of tiny perforations.
[ C or U ] specialized medical a hole that goes all the way through a membrane or tissue or the act of making a hole like this:
One possible complication of colonoscopy is a perforation through the bowel wall that could require surgery.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- semipermeable
- tear 1
- wormhole
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