Avulsion,

Definition of Avulsion:

1. The action of pulling or tearing away.

2. Sudden and abrupt change in the boundary between two pieces of land due to flood waters or a change in a rivers course. Avulsion does not change the ownership of the removed land which remains the property of the original owner.

How to use Avulsion in a sentence?

1. Other etiologies of groin pain include sports hernia, groin disruption, iliopsoas bursitis, stress fractures, avulsion fractures, nerve compression and snapping hip syndrome.