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avulsion

The English word “avulsion” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
  2. An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another.
  3. 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.

Etymology

From Latin avulsio from a- + vellō.

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