avulsion

/uh-vuhl-shuhn/US // əˈvʌl ʃən //UK // (əˈvʌlʃən) //

撕咬,剥离,撕脱,撕扯

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a tearing away.
- : Law. 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.

Making matters worse, he suffered an avulsion fracture in his right knee during that ninth game — an injury that ultimately sidelined him for nearly two months.
By a quick movement of avulsion the tumour is then torn from its attachment.
Avulsion is usually not complete and only results in a larger iridectomy than was intended.
There still remained some hope that an "everlasting avulsion from Great Britain would be avoided."
What is this horrible avulsion, this impenetrable self-imprisonment, but the appalling state of despair?
The growth should not be cut through, as it is wiser to pluck it from its attachment by a quick movement of avulsion.