evulsion

[ ih-vuhl-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.

evulsion

/ ɪˈvʌlʃən /

noun

1. rare.
   the act of extracting by force

Word History and Origins

Origin of evulsion¹

1605–15; < Latin ēvulsiōn- (stem of ēvulsiō ), equivalent to ēvuls ( us ) plucked out (past participle of ēvellere, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + vellere to pluck) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of evulsion¹

C17: from Latin ēvulsiō, from ēvellere, from vellere to pluck

Example Sentences

White Sox right-hander Chris Sale, set to start the season on the disabled list with an evulsion fracture in his right foot, will throw a bullpen session Monday.

From Washington Times

Evulsion, e-vul′shun, n. a plucking out by force.

From Project Gutenberg

An inviolable thing, the evulsion of which could never obtain save at the shrine of death—the death of the hated Ghost-man.

From Project Gutenberg

This is very proper in Glo'ster, newly maimed by the evulsion of his eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Extraction -- N. extraction; extracting &c. v.; removal, elimination, extrication, eradication, evolution. evulsion†, avulsion†; wrench; expression, squeezing; extirpation, extermination; ejection &c.

From Project Gutenberg

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