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What is an abrasion?

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

It's just a scratch: That's it, any time skin is scraped (or for example the cornea that is the sort of skin on the eyeball) it is called an abrasion.

Answered 12/16/2014

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