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avulsion
[ uh-vuhl-shuhn ]
noun
- a tearing away.
- 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.
- a part torn off.
avulsion
/ əˈ±¹ÊŒ±ôʃə²Ô /
noun
- a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- law the sudden removal of soil from one person's land to that of another, as by flooding
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of avulsion1
C17: from Latin Äå±¹³Ü±ô²õ¾±Å, from Äå±¹±ð±ô±ô±ð°ù±ð to pluck away, from vellere to pull, pluck
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Rivers occasionally flow over their banks to create a new path, a phenomenon known as an avulsion.
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Sabonis was sidelined with an avulsion fracture of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb.
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Paul is expected to miss the rest of the regular season because of a right thumb avulsion fracture.
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She wrote that three months earlier she had injured her Achilles’ tendon and suffered an avulsion fracture in her foot.
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UConn: Starting guard Tyrese Martin is dealing with an avulsion fracture of his left wrist, which is expected to keep him out for at least two weeks.
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