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CUT

A type of damage produced by the passage of a sharp instrument across the surface of a material thereby separating parts of the material from each other. The proximate edges of the separated parts are defined by a relatively clean, regular line, distinguishing this edge from that of a tear or split.
 
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UBL Or. 14.197

 

 

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