a·bra·sion 
(ə-brāzhən)
(ə-brāzhən)n.
1. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.
2.
a. A scraped or worn area.
b. A scraped area on the skin or on a mucous membrane, resulting from injury or irritation.
[Medieval Latin abrāsiō, abrāsiōn-, from Latin abrāsus, past participle of abrādere, to scrape off; see ABRADE.]
- Indo-European root: bhes-
- Indo-European root: bheudh-
- Indo-European root: bheug-
- Indo-European root: bheuə-
- Indo-European root: bhleu-
- Indo-European root: bhlē-
- Indo-European root: bhoso-
- Indo-European root: bhreg-
- Indo-European root: bhreu-
- Indo-European root: bhrāter-
- Indo-European root: bhrū-
- Indo-European root: bhā-
- Indo-European root: bhā-
- Indo-European root: bhāghu-
- Indo-European root: bhāgo-
- Indo-European root: dail-
- Indo-European root: daiwer-
- Indo-European root: dakru-
- Indo-European root: de-
- Indo-European root: deik-
- Indo-European root: dek-
- Indo-European root: dekm̥
- Indo-European root: deks-
- Indo-European root: del-
- Indo-European root: del-