avulse
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a·vulse
(ə-vŭls') 
tr.v., a·vulsed, a·vuls·ing, a·vuls·es.
To separate, cut, or tear off by avulsion.
tr.v., a·vulsed, a·vuls·ing, a·vuls·es.
To separate, cut, or tear off by avulsion.
[Latin āvellere, āvuls-, to tear off : ā-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + vellere, to pull.]
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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avulse
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To tear off forcibly, as when a tooth is lost in an accident.
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