Avulsion

Avulsion
Tearing away. A nerve can be avulsed by an injury, as can part of a bone.
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A tearing away or forcible separation. Cf.:evulsion. [L. a-vello, pp. -vulsus, to tear away]
- nerve a. the tearing away of a peripheral nerve at its point of origin from its parent nerve due to traction.
- root a. the tearing away of the anterior and posterior primary nerve roots from the spinal cord, due to severe traction; most often the C5 through T1 roots are affected.
- tooth a. the traumatic separation of a tooth from its alveolus.

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avul·sion ə-'vəl-shən n a tearing away of a body part accidentally or surgically <\avulsion of the fingernail>

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n.
1. the tearing or forcible separation of part of a structure. For example, a tendon may be torn from the bone to which it attaches or the skin of the scalp may be torn from the underlying tissue and bone.
2. (in dentistry) the knocking out of a tooth by trauma. The tooth may be replanted (see replantation).

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avul·sion (ə-vulґshən) [L. avulsio, from a-2 + vellere to pull] the ripping or tearing away of a part either accidentally or surgically.

Deep avulsion of the leg.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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