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Webster 1913 Edition
Luxate
Lux′ate
,Adj.
[L.
luxatus
, p. p. of luxare
to dislocate.] Luxated.
[Obs.]
Lux′ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Luxated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Luxating
.] To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Luxate
LUX'ATE
,Verb.
T.
To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate. Lux, in a like sense, is, I believe, now used.
Definition 2024
luxate
luxate
English
Verb
luxate (third-person singular simple present luxates, present participle luxating, simple past and past participle luxated)
- To dislocate
- 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations, page 97:
- If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa.
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Derived terms
- luxating patella
Translations
Adjective
luxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)
- luxated; dislocated