divulsed

Verb

divulse (third-person singular simple present divulses, present participle divulsing, simple past and past participle divulsed)

1. (transitive) To pull apart forcibly.
   • The divulsing may be done with the Pratt rectal speculum, or with the fingers or thumbs. The fingers should slip far enough into the bowel to grasp the internal sphincter. The muscle is to be stretched quite sharply and then relaxed, […]2005, Dean T. Smith, Homoeopathy Before and After Surgery, page 43