avulse

English

Etymology

From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- +‎ vellō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈvʌls/

Verb

avulse (third-person singular simple present avulses, present participle avulsing, simple past and past participle avulsed)

1. (medicine) To tear off forcibly.
   • 1997, chapter 7, in Manual of nail disease and surgery, →ISBN, page 70:

     An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]

   • 2004, chapter 10, in Shoulder Surgery, →ISBN, page 122:

     […] the resulting tension in the restraining ligament would be 600 pounds, sufficient to avulse the ligament.

Related terms

• avulsion

Anagrams

• alveus, values

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈvul.se/
• Rhymes: -ulse
• Hyphenation: a‧vùl‧se

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

avulse

1. feminine plural of avulso

Participle

avulse f pl

1. feminine plural of avulso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

avulse

1. third-person singular past historic of avellere

Anagrams

• evulsa

Latin

Participle

āvulse

1. vocative masculine singular of āvulsus