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avulsione

avulsion

noun ah-vool-ZYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin avulsio (a pulling away), from avellere (to tear off)

Also means

tearing away

Usage Note

Avulsione is a medical and legal technical term. In medicine it means the tearing away of a body part — a tooth, a nail, or a limb — by trauma. In Italian civil law, avulsione refers specifically to the detachment of a piece of land by a sudden watercourse action (art. 944 Codice Civile), distinguishing it from alluvione (gradual deposit). Its formal register means it is rarely used outside professional contexts.

Examples

"Il medico ha trattato un caso di avulsione dentaria."

Natural Translation

The doctor treated a case of tooth avulsion.

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