"avulse" meaning in English

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          "text": "An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]",
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          "ref": "2004, chapter 10, in Shoulder Surgery, →ISBN, page 122:",
          "text": "[…] the resulting tension in the restraining ligament would be 600 pounds, sufficient to avulse the ligament.",
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        "To tear off forcibly."
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        "(medicine) To tear off forcibly."
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      "ipa": "/əˈvʌls/"
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