subluxation

[ suhb-luhk-sey-shuh n ]

/ ˌsʌb lʌkˈseɪ ʃən /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.

Nearby words

subliterature, sublittoral, sublunar, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation, submachine gun, submammary mastitis, submandibular duct, submandibular fovea, submandibular ganglion

Origin of subluxation

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

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Word Origin and History for subluxation

subluxation

n.

1680s, from Latin subluxationem (nominative subluxatio).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for subluxation

subluxation

[ sŭb′lŭk-sā′shən ]

n.

Incomplete or partial dislocation, as of a bone in a joint.

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