luxate

American

[luhk-seyt] / ˈlʌk seɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chiefly Medicine/Medical.

luxated, luxating

to put out of joint; dislocate.

The accident luxated the left shoulder.

luxate British

/ ˈlʌkseɪt /

verb

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

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Etymology

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

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