evulsion

noun evul·sion \i-ˈvəl-shən\

Definition of EVULSION

Latin evulsion-, evulsio, from evellere to pluck out, from e- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable

First Known Use: circa 1611

Medical Dictionary

noun evul·sion \i-ˈvəl-shən\

: the act of extracting forcibly : extraction <evulsion of a tooth>

—evulse \i-ˈvəls\ transitive verb, evulsed evuls·ing

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