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Webster 1913 Edition


Avulsion

A-vul′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
avulsio
.]
1.
A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.
The
avulsion
of two polished superficies.
Locke.
2.
A fragment torn off.
J. Barlow.
3.
(Law)
The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner.
Wharton. Burrill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Avulsion

AVUL'SION

,
Noun.
[L. avulsio, from avello, a and vello, to pull coinciding with Heb. to separate; Eng. pull.]
A pulling or tearing asunder; a rending or violent separation.

Definition 2024


avulsión

avulsión

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Spanish

Noun

avulsión f (plural avulsiones)

  1. avulsion
    • 2015 November 17, “Roca Rey sufre una cornada con dos trayectorias y pierde dos dientes”, in El País:
      Asimismo, fue atendido de una lesión contusa en la boca, que le ha provocado avulsión de dos piezas dentales y una luxación del espacio alveolar en una tercera pieza; Roca Rey sufrió, asimismo, dos fuertes varetazos en la región dorsal y la fosa renal.