evulsion

(ē vuls̸hən)

noun

a pulling out by force, or uprooting

Origin: ME evulsioun < evulsio < pp. of evellere, to pull out < e-, out + vellere, to pluck < IE base *wel-, to tear, injure > OE wæl, slaughter

See evulsion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A forcible extraction.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ēvolsiō, ēvolsiōn-

Origin: , from ēvulsus

Origin: , past participle of ēvellere, to pull out

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + vellere, to pull

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