The action of plucking something out by force; violent or forcible extraction.
Example sentencesExamples
Plain radiographs may show evulsion of the ACL insertion.
The contention for the plaintiff appellant was that he was struck on the shoulder, because the major injury he suffered was an evulsion of the brachial plexus which led to him losing his arm.
Definition of evulsion in US English:
evulsion
noun
The action of plucking something out by force; violent or forcible extraction.
Example sentencesExamples
The contention for the plaintiff appellant was that he was struck on the shoulder, because the major injury he suffered was an evulsion of the brachial plexus which led to him losing his arm.
Plain radiographs may show evulsion of the ACL insertion.