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[Definition] Full-thickness tissue loss that prevents the approximation of the edges of the wound. Commonly seen in fingertip, tip of nose, ear lobe or loss of permanent teeth injuries A severe form of avulsion is "degloving" where the full thickness of the skin is peeled away from a finger, hand, foot or an area of limb, causing devascularization of the skin and damage to underlying tissues [Wound Type] 
Avulsion
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B i t e s
Skin: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care: Pediatric and Adolescent Care [First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada, 2011]