avulsion
Americannoun
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a tearing away.
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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.
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a part torn off.
noun
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a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
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law the sudden removal of soil from one person's land to that of another, as by flooding
Etymology
Origin of avulsion
1615–25; < Latin āvulsiōn- (stem of āvulsiō ), equivalent to āvuls ( us ) torn off ( see avulse) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Receiver Demarcus Robinson, who caught a touchdown pass, suffered a hand avulsion, but with a protective pad he should be ready to play against the Bills, McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
A Ganges avulsion caused by an earthquake could be far worse.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 17, 2024
Kotsay said the blister was unrelated to the fingernail avulsion.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Sabonis was sidelined with an avulsion fracture of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
The same authority also quotes Wilson and Way of Bristol, Conn., in an account of a complete avulsion of the scalp, together with tearing of the eyelid and ear.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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