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luxate

[ luhk-seyt ]

verb (used with object)

Chiefly Medicine/Medical.
luxated, luxating.
  1. to put out of joint; dislocate:

    The accident luxated the left shoulder.



luxate

/ ˈ±ôʌ°ì²õ±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr pathol to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ô³Ü³æˈ²¹³ÙŸ±ŽÇ²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô³Ü³æ·²¹î€ƒtŸ±ŽÇ²Ô noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô³Ü³æa³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of luxate1

1615–25; < Latin ±ô³Ü³æÄå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of ±ô³Ü³æÄå°ù±ð to put out of joint), equivalent to lux ( us ) dislocated (cognate with Greek ±ôŽÇ³æó²õ oblique) + -Äå- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of luxate1

C17: from Latin ±ô³Ü³æÄå°ù±ð to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique
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"Outwardly there can be really nasty wounds but the other part we have to consider is these guys will also endure a lot of internal damage. They’ll get fractured bones, luxated ribs — it’s catastrophic."

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A dislocation, especially if complicated in any way by considerable laceration of the tissues in the neighborhood of the luxated joint, is sure to be a source of discomfort of this kind.

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When the lower Ribs are luxated, the Patient must be oblig'd to stoop, laying his Hands upon his Knees, and the Prominence of the Bone is to be thrust back.

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In temporary luxations, disarticulation is but momentary and spontaneous reposition always results; while a fixed luxation does not reduce spontaneously but remains luxated until reposition is effected by proper manipulation and treatment.

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If a Rib be luxated on the inside, an Incision is to be made to draw it out with the Fingers.

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