Meaning & use
evulsion
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The act of forcibly pulling or tearing something out, especially in a medical or technical context.
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The surgeon performed an evulsion to remove the damaged nail.
The report described the evulsion of the tree's roots after the storm.
A note on using this word
Evulsion comes from Latin evellere, 'to pluck out,' and is most often encountered in medical or technical writing.
Words with a similar meaning
extractionuprooting
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