Crossword clues for avulse
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Avulse \A*vulse"\, v. t. [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear
off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]
To pluck or pull off.
--Shenstone.
Wiktionary
vb. (context medicine English) To tear off forcibly.
WordNet
v. separate by avulsion
Usage examples of "avulse".
One woman gets visibly queasy when I describe punched-out areas of skull and an eyeball that was virtually avulsed, or hanging out of the socket.
First, the skin surrounding the avulsed area is devoid of powder burns or scatter, though such a large superficial wound would imply close-range firing or exploding shells.
Left leg avulsed at pelvic articulation, femur analogue frame dented at supports 5, 8, and 13.
As his blows avulsed her scalp, her blood had splashed the pews, yet she had staggered onward, until at last she stumbled to her knees, conquered at his feet.
The frenzied animal continued its attack, sequentially shredding and avulsing all four extremities of the almost headless torso.
One woman gets visibly queasy when I describe punched-out areas of skull and an eyeball that was virtually avulsed, or hanging out of the socket.