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
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsʌbˈlʌkseɪt/, /ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪt/
Verb
subluxate (third-person singular simple present subluxates, present participle subluxating, simple past and past participle subluxated)
- (medicine, transitive) To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
- He subluxated the joint.
- (medicine, intransitive) To undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced.
- The tooth has been subluxated.
Related terms
References
- “subluxate, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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