Re-vŭl'sion, n.
n. [Fr. révulsion, Sp. revulsion, It. rivulsione, Lat. revulsio, from revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away, from re, again, back, and vellere, to pull.] 1. The act of holding or drawing back; marked repugnance or hostility.
A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling both in the Parliament and the country followed. Macaulay.
Sense 2. (Med.) The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another.