Exarticulation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Luxation; the dislocation of a joint
"And altho' it is a common Opinion, that Patients think the Pain and Loss of Motion proceeds from the Exarticulation or Luxation of the Thigh.Bone, from its Union with the Huckle-Bone, yet that is a false Notion, and impossible that the Articulation can suffer a Luxation, by Reason of the Thickness and Strength of the Ligaments and Circumjacent Tendons."
- 2 The action, or the result of exarticulating
"Three cases were then related in which amputation at the middle of the thigh had been followed by osteomyelitis in the stump, but in which cures had been obtained without exarticulation."
Example
More examples"And altho' it is a common Opinion, that Patients think the Pain and Loss of Motion proceeds from the Exarticulation or Luxation of the Thigh.Bone, from its Union with the Huckle-Bone, yet that is a false Notion, and impossible that the Articulation can suffer a Luxation, by Reason of the Thickness and Strength of the Ligaments and Circumjacent Tendons."
Etymology
From ex- + articulation.
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