divulse
[ dahy-vuhls, di- ]
/ daɪˈvʌls, dɪ- /
verb (used with object), di·vulsed, di·vuls·ing. Surgery.
to tear away or apart, as distinguished from cut or dissect.
Origin of divulse
1595–1605; < Latin
dīvulsus (past participle of
dīvellere), equivalent to
dī-
di-2 +
vulsus plucked (past participle of
vellere)