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Webster 1913 Edition


Subluxation

Subˊlux-a′tion

,
Noun.
[Pref.
sub + luxation
: cf. F.
subluxation
.]
(Surg.)
An incomplete or partial dislocation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subluxation

SUBLUXA'TION

,
Noun.
[sub and luxation.] In surgery, a violent sprain; also, an incomplete dislocation.

Definition 2024


subluxation

subluxation

English

Noun

subluxation (plural subluxations)

  1. (pathology) The partial dislocation of one of the bones of a joint.