avulsion

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

[əvul′shən]

Etymology: L, avulsio, a pulling away

the separation, by tearing, of any part of the body from the whole. avulse, v.

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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.

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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.

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avulsion

Medtalk The tearing away, as may occur with a nerve or part of a bone