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\"\"<\/a>The wearing away of tooth structure or restorative material through an abnormal mechanical process.<\/p>\n

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Tooth wear caused by brushing.<\/p>\n

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The scraping off of the superficial layers of the skin.<\/p>\n

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A scraping or rubbing away of tissue by injury or mechanical means.<\/p>\n

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Condition in which the surface of the skin has been rubbed off by a rough surface and bleeds.<\/p>\n

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An area of the cornea in which some of the epithelial cells have been denuded.<\/p>\n

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Abrasion means the rubbing-off of the surface of the skin or of a mucous membrane due to some mechanical injury. Such injuries, though slight in themselves, are apt to allow the entrance of dirt-containing organisms, and so to lead to an abscess or some more severe form of inflammation.<\/p>\n

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Scraping away of skin or mucous membrane as a result of injury or by mechanical means, as in dermabrasion for cosmetic purposes.<\/p>\n

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Another term for it is an abrasion. It entails the gradual wearing off of the outer layer of the skin due to friction against a coarse or uneven surface.<\/p>\n

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Termed as a graze or abrasion, a superficial wound on the skin’s surface is inflicted through the act of scraping or rubbing.<\/p>\n

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