A forcible pulling out or extraction. ... Compare: avulsion. ... Origin: L. Evulsio, fr. E-vello, pp. -vulsus, to pluck out ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
E·vul'sion noun [ Latin evulsio , from evellere , evulsum , to pluck out; e out + vellere to pluck; confer French évulsion .] The act of plucking out; a rooting out. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/78