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单词 evulsion
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evulsion

[ ih-vuhl-shuhn ]
/ ɪˈvʌl ʃən /
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noun

the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.

Origin of evulsion

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

Words nearby evulsion

e-voting, Évreux, Évros, Evtushenko, evulse, evulsion, Evvoia, evzone, ew, Ewa Beach, Ewald
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Example sentences from the Web for evulsion

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

    Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson
  • An inviolable thing, the evulsion of which could never obtain save at the shrine of death—the death of the hated Ghost-man.

    The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for evulsion

evulsion
/ (ɪˈvʌlʃən) /

noun

rare the act of extracting by force

Word Origin for evulsion

C17: from Latin ēvulsiō, from ēvellere, from vellere to pluck
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for evulsion

evulsion
[ ĭ-vŭlshən ]

n.

A forcible pulling out or extraction.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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