AVULSION


Meaning of AVULSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈvəl-shən ]

noun

Date: 1622

: a forcible separation or detachment: as

a. : a tearing away of a body part accidentally or surgically

b. : a sudden cutting off of land by flood, currents, or change in course of a body of water ; especially : one separating land from one person's property and joining it to another's

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.