avulsion

From Latin avulsio from a- +‎ vellō.

avulsion (countable and uncountable, plural avulsions)

1. (medicine, pathology) The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.

   Coordinate terms: (contextually synonymous) ectomy, severation

   Immediately observable were avulsion of several teeth and extensive lacerations and bruising to the face.

2. An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another.
3. (hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved.

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avulsion f (plural avulsions)

1. avulsion

• “avulsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.