divulse

[ dahy-vuhls, dih- ]

verb (used with object)

, Surgery.

, di·vulsed, di·vuls·ing.

1. to tear away or apart, as distinguished from cut or dissect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of divulse¹

1595–1605; < Latin dīvulsus (past participle of dīvellere ), equivalent to dī- di- ² + vulsus plucked (past participle of vellere )

Example Sentences

Under these circumstances it is best to divulse the upper stricture mechanically, when a small tube can be inserted past the first stricture to the site of lodgement of the foreign body.

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