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luxate

[ luhk-seyt ]
/ ˈlʌk seɪt /
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verb (used with object), lux·at·ed, lux·at·ing. Chiefly Medicine/Medical.

to put out of joint; dislocate: The accident luxated the left shoulder.

RELATED WORDS

detach, dislocate, dismember, disarrange, disarticulate

Nearby words

luv, luvvie, luwian, lux, lux., luxate, luxe, luxembourg, luxembourger, luxembourgian, luxemburg

Origin of luxate

1615–25; < Latin luxātus (past participle of luxāre to put out of joint), equivalent to lux(us) dislocated (cognate with Greek loxós oblique) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

lux·a·tion, nounun·lux·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for luxate

luxate

/ (ˈlʌkseɪt) /

verb

(tr) pathol to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate

Derived Forms

luxation, noun

Word Origin for luxate

C17: from Latin luxāre to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique
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Medicine definitions for luxate

luxate

[ lŭk′sāt′ ]

v.

To put out of joint; dislocate.

Related forms

lux•a′tion n.
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