lacerate, lacerated

[Lat. laceracus pa. par. of lacero.] [LACERATE.] *I. Ord. Lang .: Rent, torn. II. Technically : 1. Anat .: A term used of five foramina, the for amen lacerum , anterius and poster i us of the cranium, and the foramina jugulare , medium, and orbitale. 2. Bot .: Appearing torn. lăç-er-ate-ly, adv . [Eng. lacerate ; -ly .] Bot .: Of an apparently lacerated form. lacerately-torn, a . Bot .: Torn or toothed in a coarsely irregular manner.