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Definition of Divulsion
1. Noun. The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Divulsion
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Divulsion
1. 1. Removal of a part by tearing. 2. Forcible dilation of the walls of a cavity or canal. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Divulsion
Literary usage of Divulsion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"1, 1901) reports the case of a young woman in which divulsion and curette- ment
were performed for menorrhagia. ..."
2. A Practical treatise on the surgical diseases of the genito-urinary organs by William Holme Van Buren, E. L. Keyes (1880)
"Six hours after divulsion the patient had partial retention. ... They are rarely
amenable to ordinary dilatation afterward, if the divulsion fail. ..."
3. Diseases of the Urinary Organs: Including Stricture of the Urethra by John William Severin Gouley (1873)
"A simpler method, and one at the same time attended with less danger, has, I
think, been found in longitudinal divulsion, which is a method both rapid and ..."
4. A Textbook of Gynecology by Charles Alfred Lee Reed (1901)
"Tlu> following operations have been suggested for the relief of cancer of the
rectum: (1) divulsion, rapid, with the fingers, or gradual with bougies; ..."
5. The Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Rectum and Anus by Charles Boyd Kelsey (1884)
"divulsion, Dangers of, and Methods of Performing. — Treatment by Free Division.
—Description of Operation. — Collection of Cases. ..."
6. Rectal and anal surgery: With a Description of the Secret Methods of the by Edmund Andrews (1887)
"In some cases where both dilatation and divulsion are un- advisable, we must
either put the patient to a little risk of a smart haemorrhage, or else relieve ..."
7. The Journal of Laryngology and Rhinology (1887)
"On Instrumental divulsion of the Vocal Cords in a Case of Laryngeal Stenosis.
Bullettino delle Scienze Mediche Bologna, December, 1886. ..."
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