perforation
perforation Lexical Profile
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• noun
A small hole or a row of small holes punched in a sheet of paper or other material so that a part can be torn off easily.
"Fold the paper carefully along the perforation before tearing off the receipt."
An abnormal opening or rupture in the wall of a hollow organ, membrane, or tissue within the body, caused by injury or disease.
"The patient required emergency surgery after the scan revealed a gastrointestinal perforation."
The action or process of piercing or boring a hole or series of holes through something.
"The manufacturing process includes the automated perforation of the leather panels for ventilation."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Late Latin perforatio, from the verb perforare ('to bore through'), formed from per- ('through') and forare ('to pierce or bore').