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subluxation

[ suhb-luhk-sey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsʌb lʌkˈseɪ ʃən /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.

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Origin of subluxation

1680–90; from New Latin subluxātiōn-, stem of subluxātiō; see sub-, luxation

Words nearby subluxation

subliterate, subliterature, sublittoral, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation, submachine gun, submandibular gland, submarginal, submarine, submarine chaser
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How to use subluxation in a sentence

  • Spontaneous rupture of the suspensory ligament with consequent subluxation of the lens may follow.

    Glaucoma|Various
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