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Partial displacement of a joint or organ
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subluxation
Word definitions for subluxation in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subluxation \Sub`lux*a"tion\, n. [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F. subluxation.] (Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) The partial dislocation of one of the bones of a joint.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"partial dislocation," 1680s, from Latin subluxationem (nominative subluxatio ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. partial displacement of a joint or organ
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A subluxation may have different meanings, depending on the medical specialty involved. It implies the presence of an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint or organ . The World Health Organization (WHO) defines both the medical subluxation and the ...
Usage examples of subluxation.
He fell 11 or 12 feet, and in doing so suffered a subluxation of the 4th cervical vertebra.
Bradley relates an instance of death following a subluxation of the right humerus backward on the scapula It could not be reduced because the tendon of the biceps lay between the head of the humerus and a piece of the bone which was chipped off.