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Partial displacement of a joint or organ
Answer for the clue "Partial displacement of a joint or organ ", 11 letters:
subluxation
Word definitions for subluxation in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"partial dislocation," 1680s, from Latin subluxationem (nominative subluxatio ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) The partial dislocation of one of the bones of a joint.
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 ...
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. partial displacement of a joint or organ
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.