avulsion vs separation

separation vs avulsion

avulsion and separation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avulsion	Yes	No	No	No
separation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, separation is a hypernym of avulsion; that is, separation is a word with a broader meaning than avulsion:

avulsion: a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
separation: the act of dividing or disconnecting

avulsion (noun)	separation (noun)
a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another	the social act of separating or parting company
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	the act of dividing or disconnecting
	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
	sorting one thing from others
	the distance between things
	coming apart
	the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
	the space where a division or parting occurs
	the state of lacking unity

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