English
Etymology
From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- + vellō.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (medicine) To tear off forcibly.
- 1997, Manual of nail disease and surgery →ISBN, chapter 7, page 70:
- An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]
- 2004, Shoulder Surgery →ISBN, chapter 10, page 122:
- […] the resulting tension in the restraining ligament would be 600 pounds, sufficient to avulse the ligament.
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
avulse
- feminine plural of avulso
Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) āvulse
- vocative masculine singular of āvulsus