divulsion

American  

[dih-vuhl-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈvʌl ʃən, daɪ- /

noun

Surgery.

1. a tearing apart; violent separation.

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divulsion British  

/ daɪˈvʌlʃən /

noun

1. a tearing or pulling apart

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Other Word Forms

• divulsive adjective

Etymology

Origin of divulsion

1595–1605; < Latin dīvulsiōn- (stem of dīvulsiō ), equivalent to dīvuls ( us ) ( divulse ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Trump’s announcement itself was disturbing – even setting aside the completely inappropriate description of the death, the unnecessary divulsion of details about the raid and Trump’s self-congratulatory comments making the event about himself.

From The Guardian

Divulsion, di-vul′shun, n. act of pulling or rending asunder or away.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

It is only by reading such words as these that we can begin to divine what the divulsion of England and America has really meant to the vast host of human beings throughout the world who speak the English tongue.

From Project Gutenberg

This last idea he derides as 'false below confute, arising perhaps from a small and stridulous noise which, being firmly rooted, it maketh upon divulsion of parts.'

From Project Gutenberg

Rapid divulsion and internal esophagotomy are mechanically very easily and accurately done through the esophagoscope, and would yield a few prompt cures; but the mortality would be very high.

From Project Gutenberg