subluxation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subluxation
1680–90; from New Latin subluxātiōn-, stem of subluxātiō; see sub-, luxation ( def. )
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The initial diagnosis provided by manager Dave Roberts: a subluxation, or partial dislocation, of the left shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
He suffered a hip subluxation and later had season-ending arthroscopic hip surgery.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Knicks: Rookie Quentin Grimes left in the first quarter with right knee injury, the team saying it was a subluxation of the right patella.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Fitzpatrick, 39, suffered a partial dislocation, or subluxation, of his hip in the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers and has been on injured reserve since.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
He fell 11 or 12 feet, and in doing so suffered a subluxation of the 4th cervical vertebra.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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