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