WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•vulse
(ə vuls′),USA pronunciation v.t., a•vulsed, a•vuls•ing.
- Surgeryto pull off or tear away forcibly:to avulse a ligament.
- Latin āvulsus, past participle of āvellere to pluck off, tear away, equivalent. to ā- a-4 + vul-, past participle stem of vellere to forcibly pull, pluck + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
- 1755–65
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