fracture vs lacerate

fracture

verb
  • To break, or cause something to break. 

  • To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides. 

noun
  • A break in bone or cartilage. 

  • An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken. 

  • A fault or crack in a rock. 

lacerate

verb
  • To tear, rip or wound. 

  • To defeat thoroughly; to thrash. 

adj
  • Jagged, as if torn or lacerated. 

How often have the words fracture and lacerate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )