separation vs avulsion

avulsion vs separation

separation and avulsion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, avulsion is a hyponym of separation; that is, avulsion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than separation:

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

Other hyponyms of separation include dissociation, secession, withdrawal, disunion, disconnection, disjunction, division, detachment, disengagement, tear, remotion, removal, division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, divergence, divergency, withdrawal.

separation (noun)	avulsion (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
the act of dividing or disconnecting	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
(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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