- evuls
- (L). Pull away, pull out
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
evuls
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evulsion — /i vul sheuhn/, n. the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction. [1605 15; < L evulsion (s. of evulsio), equiv. to evuls(us) plucked out (ptp. of evellere, equiv. to e E + vellere to pluck) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
evulsion — A forcible pulling out or extraction. Cf.:avulsion. [L. evulsio, fr. e vello, pp. vulsus, to pluck out] * * * evul·sion i vəl shən n the act of extracting forcibly: EXTRACTION <evulsion of a tooth> evulse i vəls vt, evulsed; evuls·ing * * * … Medical dictionary
evulsive — (ɪˈvʌlsɪv) [f. L. ēvuls ppl. stem of ēvellĕre (see prec.) + ive. Cf. F. évulsif, ive.] ‘An instrument used for evulsion, such as a tooth forceps’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1884) … Useful english dictionary
