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avulsion

avul·sion

uncommon

noun

1.

an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another

2.

a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

Origin

From Latin avulsio from a- + vellō.

Phrases

  • avulsive cutoff

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