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| a·vul·sion [ ə vúlsh'n ] |
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1. medicine separation of body part: the tearing away or separation of part of the body, resulting from an accident or performed during surgery
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2. law removal of soil: the sudden separation of part of one person's land and its attachment to another's, especially as a result of a flood
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin avulsion-< vellere "pull"] |
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