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noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shift, displacement
Narrower terms: subluxation
History
From Late Latin luxatio: compare French luxation.
