subluxation

[ suhb-luhk-sey-shuhn ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subluxation¹

1680–90; from New Latin subluxātiōn-, stem of subluxātiō; sub-, luxation ( def )

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg