luxation
noun
dislocation of a part of the body, such as a joint.
luxations
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pluralof luxation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dislocations and luxations are interchangeable terms, meaning the separation and displacement of the articulating surfaces of the bones entering into the formation of a joint.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Such a deformity subjects the animal to frequent luxations.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Because of the large humeral head articulating as it does with a glenoid cavity, scapulohumeral luxations are very rare in the horse.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Scapulohumeral arthritis may result then from infections, local or metastatic; from injuries, such as contusions of various kinds; from wounds, which break the surface structure or perforate the joint capsule; or from luxations.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
All dislocations, luxations and subluxations of bones and ligaments should be corrected by expert manipulation.
From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr
