avulsion
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See also: avulsión
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin avulsio < a- + vellō.
Noun[edit]
avulsion (countable and uncountable, plural avulsions)
- (medicine, pathology) The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
- An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another.
- (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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
abrupt alteration of a watercourse
siltification resulting from flood
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
avulsion f (plural avulsions)
Further reading[edit]
- “avulsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.