avulse
[ uh-vuhls ]
verb (used with object),a·vulsed, a·vuls·ing.
to pull off or tear away forcibly: to avulse a ligament.
Origin of avulse
11755–65; <Latin āvulsus, past participle of āvellere to pluck off, tear away, equivalent to ā-a-4 + vul-, past participle stem of vellere to forcibly pull, pluck + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
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How to use avulse in a sentence
The papillomata are seized and avulsed separately, without injury to the normal tissues.
Did you, to be specific, observe a smaller wound below the large avulsed area which you have described?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyA whole limb even may be avulsed from the body with comparatively little loss of blood.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesAll the muscles attached to the upper end of the humerus are liable to be torn, and the tuberosities are frequently avulsed.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesThe tibio-fibular interosseous ligament may rupture, or the outer portion of the tibia, to which it is attached, may be avulsed.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
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