Search for crossword answers and clues
Displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
Answer for the clue "Displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ ", 8 letters:
luxation
Word definitions for luxation in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of luxate, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Luxation \Lux*a"tion\, n. [L. luxatio: cf. F. luxation.] The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
Usage examples of luxation.
Don Ciccio was put to bed directly, and a surgeon sent for, who consoled him by saying that it was only a simple luxation, and that he would be well again in a few days.
Congenital luxation of the femora, when it appears in adult women is a prominent factor in dystocia.
Two soldiers carried me to my room, and the surgeon of the fort, thinking that I was suffering from a luxation, ordered me to keep to bed, and wrapped up the ankle in towels saturated with camphorated spirits of wine.