avulsion
Syllabification: (a·vul·sion)
Pronunciation: /əˈvəlSHən/
Definition of avulsion
noun
chiefly Medicine- Law the sudden separation of land from one property and its attachment to another, especially by flooding or a change in the course of a river. Compare with alluvion.
Derivatives
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin avulsion-, from the verb avellere, from ab- 'from' + vallere 'pluck'
