[
UK
/pˌɜːfəɹˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌpɝfɝˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌpɝfɝˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
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a hole made in something
a perforation of the eardrum - a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
How To Use perforation In A Sentence
- At the edge of the tab, there appeared to be a perforation, the tiniest of holes. THE SERPENT'S MARK
- Rarely, fulminant ischaemic colitis occurs with gangrene or perforation and needs urgent surgical exploration.
- These complications may be minimized by passing all arthroscopic instruments through sturdy metallic sheaths to prevent multiple attempts at hip joint penetrance and perforations of the hip capsule.
- Perforation is a rare complication of intestinal carcinoid tumor. Only 11 cases have been reported in the literature and most of them were located at the ileum, appendix, and Meckel's diverticulum.
- In addition, many children suffer from poor eyesight, cuts and perforations on their hands and twisted fingers.
- Paper would come in boxes of paper that were all connected via top and bottom with perforations, and the sides of the paper had the tractor guides which could be removed via perforations.
- The liver, spleen, kidneys, and pancreas all looked normal, and no evidence of intestinal obstruction or perforation was detected.
- There has been a single report of esophageal perforation with this procedure for the last 30 years.
- This perforation had been made during life, for the edges had commenced to cicatrize. An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians
- Moreover, it has been observed that within this group the diameter of such perforations on the inner wall vary amongst species, thus allowing for the distinction of three separate subgroups.