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Avulsion vs Evulsion - What's the difference?

avulsion | evulsion |

As nouns the difference between evulsion and avulsion

is that evulsion is the action of forcibly pulling something out while avulsion is the loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.

avulsion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
  • An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
  • (hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
  • Derived terms

    * avulsive

    evulsion

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of forcibly pulling something out.
  • *1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.4:
  • *:Herein, therefore, to speak compendiously, we first presume to affirm that, from a strict enquiry, we cannot maintain the evulsion or biting off any parts [...].