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avulsion

Pronunciation: /əˈvʌlʃ(ə)n/
Definition of avulsion

noun

[mass noun] chiefly Medicine
  • the action of pulling or tearing away.
  • 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

avulse

verb

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin avulsio(n-), from the verb avellere, from ab- 'from' + vallere 'pluck'

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Definition of avulsion in the US English dictionary
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