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avulsion
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a·vul·sion  (-vlshn)
n.
1. The forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery.
2. The sudden movement of soil from one property to another as a result of a flood or a shift in the course of a boundary stream.
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Noun1.avulsion - 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
alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
2.avulsion - a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting


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5-cm retraction; a superior labral anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) tear, which indicated that the biceps tendon might be totally avulsed from its origin; and a tear of the anterior inferior labrum.
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Computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of a bony mass in the nasopharynx and demonstrated a partially avulsed left middle turbinate (figure 2).
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For an avulsed permanent tooth, dentist Michael Bloss says to grasp it by the crown, gently rinse it with water, reinsert it into the socket, and instruct your child to bite down on a wad of gauze or cloth until you get to the dental office or emergency room.
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