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Avulsion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma. countable, uncountable

    "Immediately observable were avulsion of several teeth and extensive lacerations and bruising to the face."

  2. 2
    a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another wordnet
  3. 3
    An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another wordnet
  5. 5
    Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin avulsio from a- + vellō.

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