avulsion
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin avulsio from a- + vellō.
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