Medical Definition of TISSUE. : an aggregate of cells usually of a particular kind together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal and that in animals include connective tissue, epithelium, muscle tissue, and nerve tissue.edical Definition of TISSUE. : an aggregate of cells usually of a particular kind together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal and that in animals include connective tissue, epithelium, muscle tissue, and nerve tissue.
Lacerations are the blunt force injuries in which the skin and the underlying tissues are torn apart due to application of force. Characteristics. Types of Lacerations. Crushing of the skin and subcutaneous tissues between two hard objects, splits them, producing split lacerations (perpendicular impact).
The term laceration implies a torn or jagged wound. Lacerations tend to be caused by sharp objects. Cuts and lacerations are terms for the same condition. The term gash can be used for more dramatic effect because it implies a longer or deeper cut. An avulsion refers to a wound where tissue is not just separated but torn away from the body. After you suffer a cut you often bleed.