Rather, they are in some sense propositions about properties of the words cut and laceration.
These cases included injuries such as bruises, welts, burns, abrasions, lacerations, wounds, cuts, bone and skull fractures, and other evidence of physical injury to the child.
Severe injuries implied broken bones and/or extensive lacerations requiring hospital treatment.
The main insult to the cervix is trauma due to excessive stretching and follows lacerations.
Four sponge forceps are useful to identify and compress cervical lacerations and to provide compression to the edges at the time of laparotomy for uterine rupture.
One person was admitted with breathing difficulties, nine were treated for cuts and lacerations, one for eye injuries and four for nausea and vomiting.
Although 76 % of injuries were medically minor bruises and lacerations, 132 (26 %) reported symptoms of psychiatric disorder and 104 (21 %) moderate or severe pain at 3 years.
However, notice that as it is used in the parenthetical, laceration does not itself communicate a concept.
