avulsion: Meaning and Definition of
a•vul•sion
Pronunciation: (u-vul'shun), [key] — n.
- a tearing away.
- the sudden removal of soil by change in a river's course or by a flood, from the land of one owner to that of another.
- a part torn off.
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