dislodgement

English

Alternative forms

• dislodgment

Etymology

dislodge +‎ -ment

Noun

dislodgement (countable and uncountable, plural dislodgements)

1. The state or process of being dislodged
   • 1981, Robert C. Brown, Perchance to Dream: the patient's guide to anesthesia‎^[1], →ISBN, page 57:

     What seems a minor complication to the anesthetist, such as the dislodgement of a tooth, may seem a catastrophe to the patient.

Related terms

• dislodge
• dislocation

Translations

state/process of being dislodged

• French: délogement (fr) m
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• Irish: asáitiú m