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avulse

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a·vulse  (-vls)
tr.v. a·vulsed, a·vuls·ing, a·vuls·es
To separate, cut, or tear off by avulsion.
[Latin vellere, vuls-, to tear off : -, ab-, away; see ab-1 + vellere, to pull.]
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Verb1.avulse - separate by avulsion
separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
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Over time, foreshortened ULCs might buckle, collapse, or avulse, resulting in an asymmetric dorsum, an illusion of deviation, the potential for nasal valve compromise, and airway obstruction (figure 1).
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The flap must be handled with extreme care in order not to avulse the perforating vessels as they enter the flap.
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Extreme care was taken to not avulse the normal-appearing mucosa at the frontal recess.
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