avulsion

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See also: avulsión

English

Etymology

From Latin avulsio from a- +‎ vellō.

Noun

avulsion (countable and uncountable, plural avulsions)

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

avulsion f (plural avulsions)

  1. avulsion

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