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avulsion
[ uh-vuhl-shuhn ]
noun
- a tearing away.
- 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.
- a part torn off.
avulsion
/ əˈvʌlʃən /
noun
- a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- law the sudden removal of soil from one person's land to that of another, as by flooding
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of avulsion1
C17: from Latin āvulsiō, from āvellere to pluck away, from vellere to pull, pluck
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Example Sentences
By a quick movement of avulsion the tumour is then torn from its attachment.
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Avulsion is usually not complete and only results in a larger iridectomy than was intended.
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There still remained some hope that an "everlasting avulsion from Great Britain would be avoided."
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What is this horrible avulsion, this impenetrable self-imprisonment, but the appalling state of despair?
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The growth should not be cut through, as it is wiser to pluck it from its attachment by a quick movement of avulsion.
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