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subluxation

[ suhb-luhk-sey-shuhn ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subluxation1

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

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

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