luxate (redirected from luxated)

lux·ate  (lkst)

tr.v. lux·at·ed, lux·at·ing, lux·ates

To put out of joint; dislocate.

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[Latin luxre, luxt-, from luxus, dislocated.]

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lux·ation n.

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luxate [ˈlʌkseɪt]

vb

(Medicine / Pathology) (tr) Pathol to put (a shoulder, knee, etc.) out of joint; dislocate

[from Latin luxāre to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique]

luxation  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

luxate - move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" dislocate, splay, slip move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"