A client presents at the emergency room with a cut on his hand caused by using a serrated knife to cut a bagel. What is another term for this type of skin alteration?
A) Abrasion
B) Excoriation
C) Laceration
D) Desquamation
C
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A jagged cut through the skin or tissue, such as a cut made by a serrated knife, is called a laceration. An abrasion is a scrape of the skin surface, excoriation is an abrasion of the epidermis, and desquamation is flaking or shedding of the outer layers of skin.
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