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a⋅vulse

  [uh-vuhls]
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–verb (used with object), a⋅vulsed, a⋅vuls⋅ing.
to pull off or tear away forcibly: to avulse a ligament.
Origin:
1755–65; < L āvulsus, ptp. of āvellere to pluck off, tear away, equiv. to ā- a- 4 + vul-, ptp. s. of vellere to forcibly pull, pluck + -sus, var. of -tus ptp. suffix
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a·vulse   (ə-vŭls')   
tr.v.   a·vulsed, a·vuls·ing, a·vuls·es
To separate, cut, or tear off by avulsion.

[Latin āvellere, āvuls-, to tear off : ā-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + vellere, to pull.]
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Main Entry: avulse
Pronunciation: &-'v&ls
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: avulsed; avuls·ing
: to separate byavulsion avulsed ligament>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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