subluxate
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- subluxation noun
Example Sentences
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“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.”
From New York Times
Eventually, his shoulders grew unstable enough that they would subluxate, or pop partially out, with frustrating regularity.
From Seattle Times
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