luxate

Etymology

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”) (parsed as a verb via English -ate), from luxāre (“to dislocate”).

verb

  1. (pathology) To dislocate.
    If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa. 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations, page 97

adj

  1. (medicine) Dislocated.

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