avulsion

• Nom désignant l'arrachement ou la séparation violente d'une partie du corps, ou, en droit et en géographie, le changement soudain du cours d'un fleuve qui modifie les limites des propriétés riveraines.

A noun referring to the sudden change in a stream's course that alters land boundaries, or the forcible tearing away of a body part.

1. Legal land changeC2formallegal

   A sudden and violent change in the course of a river or stream that forms a property boundary, resulting in one landowner losing land and another gaining it.

   Avulsion (droit foncier)

   • The avulsion of the river caused a dispute between the two farmers.
   • Under property law, avulsion does not change the original boundary line.
   • The court ruled that the land loss was due to avulsion, not erosion.

2. Surgical separationC2formalmedical

   The forcible tearing away or surgical removal of a body part, such as a tooth, nerve, or limb.

   Avulsion (séparation chirurgicale)

   • The dentist performed an avulsion of the impacted wisdom tooth.
   • Traumatic avulsion of the fingernail required immediate medical attention.
   • The surgeon carefully completed the avulsion of the damaged nerve.

   Synonymesamputationexcisionextractionresection