avulsion
[ah-vul´shun] the tearing away of a structure or part either accidentally or surgically.
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a·vul·sion
(ă-vŭl'shŭn), A tearing away or forcible separation. Compare:
evulsion.
[L. a-vello, pp. -vulsus, to tear away]
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avulsion
(ə-vŭl′shən)n. The forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery.
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avulsion
The tearing away of an attached or anchored tissue, as in the avulsion of a muscle from its insertion in bone—e.g., an avulsion fracture in which bone remains attached to the inserted muscle, but loses its attachment to surrounding bone.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
avulsion
Medtalk The tearing away, as may occur with a nerve or part of a boneMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
a·vul·sion
(ă-vŭl'shŭn) A tearing away or forcible separation.
Compare:
evulsion[L. a-vello, pp. -vulsus, to tear away]
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avulsion
Forcible tearing off, or separation, of part of the body usually in the course of major injury. From the Latin avulsio , to separate by force.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Avulsion
The forcible separation of a piece from the entire structure.
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avulsion
The forcible separation of two parts, or tearing away of a part or of an organ. Examples: avulsion of the retina at the ora serrata; avulsion of the eyelid at its insertion.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
a·vul·sion
(ă-vŭl'shŭn) Tearing away, forcible separation, or complete displacement of a tooth from the alveolar bone.
Compare:
evulsion[L. a-vello, pp. -vulsus, to tear away]
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