subluxate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin subluxatus (“subluxated”) parsed as a verb via English -ate, from subluxare (“to subluxate”), from sub- (“under, below, lesser”) + luxare (“to dislocate”). Equivalent to sub- +‎ luxate.

Pronunciation

Verb

subluxate (third-person singular simple present subluxates, present participle subluxating, simple past and past participle subluxated)

  1. (medicine, transitive) To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
    He subluxated the joint.
  2. (medicine, intransitive) To undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced.
    The tooth has been subluxated.

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