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subluxation
[ suhb-luhk-sey-shuhn ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subluxation1
1680–90; from New Latin subluxātiōn-, stem of subluxātiō; sub-, luxation ( def )
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Example Sentences
Spontaneous rupture of the suspensory ligament with consequent subluxation of the lens may follow.
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