subluxate

/ sʌbˈlʌkseɪt /

verb

1. (tr) pathol to partially dislocate

Other Word Forms

• subluxation noun

Example Sentences

“When I was young, every time I would lift a partner above my head, my left shoulder would subluxate, not a full dislocation, but it would pop in and out.”

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Eventually, his shoulders grew unstable enough that they would subluxate, or pop partially out, with frustrating regularity.

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