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a⋅vul⋅sion

  [uh-vuhl-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a tearing away.
2. Law. the sudden removal of soil by change in a river's course or by a flood, from the land of one owner to that of another.
3. a part torn off.
Origin:
1615–25; < L āvulsiōn- (s. of āvulsiō), equiv. to āvuls(us) torn off (see avulse ) + -iōn- -ion
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a·vul·sion   (ə-vŭl'shən)   
n.  

  1. The forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery.

  2. The sudden movement of soil from one property to another as a result of a flood or a shift in the course of a boundary stream.

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Main Entry: avul·sion
Pronunciation: &-'v&l-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin avulsio act of tearing away, from avellere to tear away, from a- off, away + vellere to pull, pluck
: a sudden cutting off of land by flood or change in the course of a body of water; especially : one that separates a portion from one person's property and joins it to the property of another —compare ACCRETION
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Main Entry: avul·sion
Pronunciation: &-'v&l-sh&n
Function: noun
: a tearing away of a body part accidentally or surgically avulsion of part of the phrenic nerve>
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avulsion a·vul·sion (ə-vŭl'shən)
n.
The forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery.

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