It is where a chunk of flesh is partially excised from the body but not completely. It is hanging on still by a piece of living flesh.
Avulsion is the forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma
A fracture
An abrasion is a scraped spot or area, avulsion is a tearing away
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.
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.
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