It is where a piece of skin is torn away from the rest of the body except by a small bit of skin that keeps it partially attached.
Avulsion means something got 'pulled off' (as opposed to 'cut off', or 'crushed', or whatever).
An avulsion has heavy, rapid bleeding and a noticeable absence of tissue
Avulsion is the forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma
An abrasion is a scraped spot or area, avulsion is a tearing away
A fracture
A Laceration AVULSION-- is the correct answer
an avulsion
it is a tear....
An avulsion fracture is when you pull a ligament or tendon from a bone and a piece of that bone comes with it. It is not actually a "fracture". A fracture is a break.
With regard to human bites, the single most common injury requiring medical treatment is auricular avulsion, or tearing of the external ear.
the lateral malleolus is the bony prominence on the outside of your ankle. it is commonly referred to as the ankle. an avulsion to this structure is when part of it is forceably broken away from the maleolus.
Avulsion occurs when a meandering river breaks through the base of a loop, cutting off the meander, and leaves the curve behind forming an oxbow lake.
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