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Subluxation

//ˌsəbˌləkˈseɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun

1
A partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact. countable, uncountable
"The patient experienced subluxations of his right ulna, his lower right rear molar, and the lens of his left eye."
2
partial displacement of a joint or organ wordnet

Etymology

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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