Look up: avulsion

1. Avulsion
   (1) Rapid EROSION of the shoreland by waves during a storm. (2) A sudden cutting off of land by flood, currents or change in course of a body of water.
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2. avulsion
   [n] - a forcible tearing or separation of one body part from another
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3. Avulsion
   Pulling off
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4. Avulsion
   The tearing away, forcibly, of a part or structure.
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5. Avulsion
   A tearing (such as of skin) away from underlying tissue.
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6. Avulsion
   Avulsion: Tearing away. A nerve can be avulsed by an injury, as can part of a bone. Common Misspellings: evulsion
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7. avulsion
   1)Tearing away, separation; Geology: the extensive and rapid erosion of a shoreline under the action of waves in a storm; The sudden isolation of an area of land by flood water, creating an island; 2)Medicine: the separation of a bone fragment, the tearing away of a ligament from its insertion Ca...
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8. Avulsion
   A·vul'sion noun [ Latin avulsio .] 1. A tearing asunder; a forcible separation. « The avulsion of two polished superficies. Locke. » 2. A fragment torn off. J. Barlow. 3. (Law)
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9. avulsion
   Tearing away. A nerve can be avulsed by an injury, as can part of a bone. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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10. avulsion
    noun an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
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11. avulsion
    noun a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
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12. avulsion
    (ә-vul´shәn) the tearing away of a structure or part either accidentally or surgically.
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13. Avulsion
    • (n.) A tearing asunder; a forcible separation. • (n.) A fragment torn off. • (n.) The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man ...
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14. Avulsion
    Where, by the immediate and manifest power of a river or stream, the soil is taken suddenly from one man's estate and carried to another. In such case the property belongs to the first owner. An acquiescence on his part, however, will in time entitle the owner of the land to which it is attached to ...
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15. Avulsion
    (n) Avulsion is the change or alterations of the boundaries or landmarks of a property occurred due to a sudden change in the natural existence of the environment at that place. Eg. Change of direction of river flow,2. Receding of sea due to earthquake etc
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16. avulsion
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-vŭl′shŭn Definitions: 1. A tearing away or forcible separation.
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17. AVULSION
    A pulling or tearing away.
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18. Avulsion
    (legal term) In real property law, `avulsion` refers to a sudden loss or addition to land, which results from the action of water. It differs from accretion, which describes a gradual loss or addition to land resulting from the action of water. Avulsion and riparian owners: The distinction be...
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