avulsion

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Synonyms: evulsion, aversion, revulsion, abusion, appulsion, avision, pulsion, emulsion, avulsive, divulsion, avulsing

Antonyms: evulsion, aversion, revulsion, abusion, appulsion, avision, pulsion, emulsion, avulsive, divulsion, avulsing

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine|pathology}} The [[loss]] or [[separation]] of a [[body]] part, either by [[surgery]] or due to [[trauma]].
2. An abrupt change in the [[course]] of a [[river]], typically from one [[channel]] to another.
3. {{lb|en|hydrology}} Movement of [[soil]] during a flood, or during a change in the [[course]] of a [[river]], especially when a resulting change of [[land]] [[ownership]] is involved.

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