avulse

From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- +‎ vellō.

• IPA^(key): /əˈvʌls/

avulse (third-person singular simple present avulses, present participle avulsing, simple past and past participle avulsed)

1. (medicine) To tear off forcibly.
   • 1997, Manual of nail disease and surgery →ISBN, chapter 7, page 70:

     An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]

   • 2004, Shoulder Surgery →ISBN, chapter 10, page 122:

     […] the resulting tension in the restraining ligament would be 600 pounds, sufficient to avulse the ligament.

• avulsion

• alveus, values

avulse

1. feminine plural of avulso

āvulse

1. vocative masculine singular of āvulsus