avulse
English
Etymology
From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- + vellō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈvʌls/
Verb
avulse (third-person singular simple present avulses, present participle avulsing, simple past and past participle avulsed)
- (medicine) To tear off forcibly.
- 1997, chapter 7, in Manual of nail disease and surgery, →ISBN, page 70:
- An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]
- 2004, chapter 10, in Shoulder Surgery, →ISBN, page 122:
- […] the resulting tension in the restraining ligament would be 600 pounds, sufficient to avulse the ligament.
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Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈvul.se/
- Rhymes: -ulse
- Hyphenation: a‧vùl‧se
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
avulse
- feminine plural of avulso
Participle
avulse f pl
- feminine plural of avulso
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
avulse
- third-person singular past historic of avellere
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
āvulse
- vocative masculine singular of āvulsus