Crossword clues for subluxation
subluxation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subluxation \Sub`lux*a"tion\, n. [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F. subluxation.] (Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"partial dislocation," 1680s, from Latin subluxationem (nominative subluxatio).
Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) The partial dislocation of one of the bones of a joint.
WordNet
n. partial displacement of a joint or organ
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 chiropractic subluxation. It contrasts the two and states in a footnote that a medical subluxation is a "significant structural displacement, and therefore visible on static imaging studies."
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.