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perforation

In medicine, piercing of an organ through mechanical injury or disease.

Ulcers, large tumours, or penetrating injuries may result in the perforation of the abdominal organs. If the intestinal contents enter the abdominal cavity, the large numbers of bacteria that they contain can cause peritonitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning), which can be fatal. Surgery is required to wash away the contamination and repair the perforation. Perforation of major blood vessels results in haemorrhage and requires urgent surgical treatment.



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Through the perforation Mulcachy immediately clamped a metal ring.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
It was clear, then, that the instrument producing the perforation was not of a common stamp and, after having been driven with prodigious strength, and piercing an iron plate 1 3/8 inches thick, had withdrawn itself by a backward motion.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
The stranger had, without assistance, bared his own shoulder, when the slight perforation produced by the pas sage of the buckshot was plainly visible.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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