avulse

English

Etymology

From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- +‎ vellō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈvʌls/

Verb

avulse (third-person singular simple present avulses, present participle avulsing, simple past and past participle avulsed)

  1. (medicine) To tear off forcibly.
    • 1997, Manual of nail disease and surgery →ISBN, chapter 7, page 70:
      An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]
    • 2004, Shoulder Surgery →ISBN, chapter 10, page 122:
      […] the resulting tension in the restraining ligament would be 600 pounds, sufficient to avulse the ligament.

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

avulse

  1. feminine plural of avulso

Latin

Participle

āvulse

  1. vocative masculine singular of āvulsus
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