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subluxation

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌsʌb.lʌkˈseɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted abilnostuuxStarts with SEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. partial displacement of a joint or organ

Word origin

From French subluxation, from New Latin subluxatio, from subluxare (“to subluxate, to partially displace”) + -atio (“-ation: forming abstract nouns”), from sub- (“sub-: under, below, lesser”) + luxare (“to dislocate; to displace”) after the model of Ancient Greek παράρθρημα (parárthrēma). Equivalent to sub- + luxation.

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  • The patient experienced subluxations of his right ulna, his lower right rear molar, and the lens of his left eye.
  • Lateral subluxation of the atlantoaxial joints has also been observed in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

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