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.

Anagrams

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

Latin

Participle

āvulse

  1. vocative masculine singular of āvulsus
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