luxate
[ luhk-seyt ]
/ ˈlʌk seɪt /
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.
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM luxate
lux·a·tion, nounun·lux·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby luxate
luv, luvvie, Lu-Wang school, Luwian, lux, luxate, luxe, Luxembourg, Luxembourger, Luxembourgian, Luxemburg
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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 of luxate
luxation, nounWord Origin for luxate
C17: from Latin luxāre to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique
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Medical definitions for luxate
luxate
[ lŭk′sāt′ ]
v.
To put out of joint; dislocate.
Other words from luxate
lux•a′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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