Avulsion (redirected from avulses)

avulsion /avul·sion/ (ah-vul´shun) the tearing away of a structure or part.

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a·vul·sion (-vlshn)

n.

The forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery.

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Avulsion

The forcible separation of a piece from the entire structure.

Mentioned in: Wounds

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avulsion (vul´shn),

n See evulsion.

avulsion, nerve,

n See evulsion, nerve.

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avulsion

the tearing away of a structure or part.

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brachial plexus avulsion

a common injury in dogs and less often cats, usually resulting from trauma that causes extreme abduction of the forelimb and avulsion of some or all nerve roots from C6 to T1. Depending on the extent of injury, the leg may be completely paralyzed with extensive loss of sensation, or if less severe may be carried with only signs of a radial paralysis.

labial avulsion

stripping of the lip from its underlying attachments. Lower lip avulsion from the mandible is particularly common in cats. Called also stripped chin.

phrenic avulsion

extraction of a portion of the phrenic nerve, producing one-sided paralysis of the diaphragm and partial collapse of the corresponding lung.