avulsion

== English == === Etymology === From Latin avulsio from a- +‎ vellō. === Pronunciation === === Noun === avulsion (countable and uncountable, plural avulsions) (medicine, pathology) The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma. Coordinate terms: (contextually synonymous) ectomy, severation An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another. (hydrology) 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. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Luvianos == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vyl.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === avulsion f (plural avulsions) avulsion === Further reading === “avulsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012