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Definition of Perforation

1. Noun. A line of small holes for tearing at a particular place.

2. Noun. A hole made in something. "A perforation of the eardrum"

3. Noun. The act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation).

Definition of Perforation

1. n. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.

Definition of Perforation

1. Noun. the act of perforating or the state of being perforated ¹

2. Noun. any opening in a solid object ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) an abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture ¹

4. Noun. a series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts ¹

5. Noun. (mathematics) that portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Perforation

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Medical Definition of Perforation

1. 1. The act of boring or piercing through a part. 2. A hole made through a part or substance. Origin: L. Perforare = to pierce through This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perforation

perforating arteries of hand perforating arteries of internal mammary perforating branch of peroneal artery perforating branches perforating branches of internal thoracic artery perforating branches of palmar metacarpal arteries perforating branches of plantar metatarsal arteries perforating fibres perforating folliculitis perforating keratoplasty

perforating peroneal artery perforating ulcer of foot perforating vein perforating veins perforating wound perforation (current term) perforation gauge perforations perforative perforator

perforators perforce perforin perforins perform performability performable performance performance-driven

Literary usage of Perforation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"perforation occurs in about 3 per cent, of all cases treated. ... The sudden rise of blood-pressure is positive evidence of perforation, while an unchanged ..."

2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1896)
"ON THE perforation OF HARD-FACED ARMOR PLATES. BY MR. CA STONE. With the adoption of hard-faced armor the formulas for the striking velocity required by an ..."

3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"The most valuable symptoms to a surgeon in the diagnosis of typhoid perforation are localized pain and localized rigidity coming on suddenly. ..."

4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1904)
"Indeed about half the total number of cases of perforation are met with among ... The danger of perforation is present throughout the whole of the illness. ..."

5. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"test has shown the presence of a perforation, a median incision is made from the ... If no perforation is found in the anterior wall, the insufflation is ..."

6. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1909)
"I HAVE operated on ten cases of typhoid fever in which perforation had been suspected. ... In one case no perforation was found. The first death occurred on ..."

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