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An avocation is an activity that someone engages in as a hobby outside their main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside their workplaces were their true passions in life.
Avulsion This term describes a wound where there is tissue loss, preventing the closureof the wound edges. An avulsion may be caused by gouging or tearing of tissue. Laceration Laceration describes a wound made by a blunt object, and has often involvedconsiderable force.