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avulse

  (ə-vŭls') pronunciation
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.]


 
 
Dental Dictionary: avulse

v

To tear off forcibly, as when a tooth is lost in an accident.

 
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: separate by avulsion

 
 

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