divulsion
[ dih-vuhl-shuh n, dahy- ]
/ dɪˈvʌl ʃən, daɪ- /
noun Surgery.
a tearing apart; violent separation.
Origin of divulsion
OTHER WORDS FROM divulsion
di·vul·sive [dih-vuhl-siv] /dɪˈvʌl sɪv/, adjectiveWords nearby divulsion
Example sentences from the Web for divulsion
Divulsion, di-vul′shun, n. act of pulling or rending asunder or away.
That sweet Federation was of last year; this sour Divulsion is the self-same substance, only older by the appointed days.
The French Revolution |Thomas CarlyleAristotle in his Ethicks takes up the conceit of the Bever, and the divulsion of his Testicles.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) |Thomas Browne
British Dictionary definitions for divulsion
divulsion
/ (daɪˈvʌlʃən) /
noun
a tearing or pulling apart
Derived forms of divulsion
divulsive, adjectiveWord Origin for divulsion
C17: from Latin
dīvulsiō, from
dīvulsus torn apart, from
dīvellere to rend, from
di- ² +
vellere to pull
Medical definitions for divulsion
divulsion
[ dĭ-vŭl′shən ]
n.
The removal of a part by tearing.
The forcible dilation of the walls of a cavity or canal.