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1. The abrasion (scraped spot) on her elbow has been healing.
A scraped area on the skin or on a mucous membrane, resulting from injury or irritation
2. After years of abrasion (rubbing, wearing away), the stones are now smooth.The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.
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“abrasions”
1. Something that has been scraped or rubbed off; such as, skin: "The nurse put medication on the abrasion of the child's knee."
"The abrasion on Rodney's knee finally healed."
2. A wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc.: "Years of abrasions had worn the stones smooth.""The abrasions on the cliff side were examples of the destructive powers of natural resources, winds, and water."
3. Etymology: from Medieval Latin (about A.D. 700 to A.D. 1500) abrasionem, abrasio, "a scraping"; from Latin abradere, "to scrape away, to shave off"; from ab-, "off" + radere, "to scrape" or "to rub".