luxate

English
WOTD – 29 December 2008

Etymology

From Latin luxātus, from luxō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʌk.seɪt/
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Verb

luxate (third-person singular simple present luxates, present participle luxating, simple past and past participle luxated)

  1. 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.

Derived terms
  • luxating patella

Translations

Adjective

luxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)

  1. Dislocated.
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