Main Entry: avul·sion

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈvəl-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1622

: a forcible separation or detachment: as a : a tearing away of a body part accidentally or surgically b : a sudden cutting off of land by flood, currents, or change in course of a body of water; especially : one separating land from one person's property and joining it to another's