verb
- tears away or separates forcibly, especially body tissue from its normal position
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The accident avulses the nerve from the spinal cord.
- Strong force avulses the tendon from the bone.
- The injury avulses skin tissue from the underlying muscle.
- The surgeon carefully avulses the damaged tissue.
- Trauma sometimes avulses blood vessels from their attachments.
- The procedure avulses scar tissue to restore function.