What does avulsion mean?
• AVULSION (noun) The noun AVULSION has 2 senses: 1. an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another 2. a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another Familiarity information: AVULSION used as a noun is rare.