luxate

[ luhk-seyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chiefly Medicine/Medical.

, lux·at·ed, lux·at·ing.

1. to put out of joint; dislocate:

   The accident luxated the left shoulder.

luxate

/ ˈlʌkseɪt /

verb

1. tr pathol to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate

Derived Forms

• luxˈation, noun

Other Words From

• lux·ation noun
• un·luxat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of luxate¹

1615–25; < Latin luxātus (past participle of luxāre to put out of joint), equivalent to lux ( us ) dislocated (cognate with Greek loxós oblique) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of luxate¹

C17: from Latin luxāre to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique