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abrasion

In earth science, type of erosion in which rock fragments scrape and grind away a surface. It is also known as corrasion. The rock fragments may be carried by rivers, wind, ice, or the sea. Striations, or grooves, on rock surfaces are common abrasions, caused by the scratching of rock by debris carried in glacier ice.

abrasion

In medicine, another term for a graze or other minor lesion where the skin surface is worn away by friction.
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