luxate

English

WOTD – 29 December 2008

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin luxātus, from luxō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌk.seɪt/

• Audio (US):

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Verb

1. To dislocate.
   • 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations‎^[1], 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

to dislocate

• Norwegian: luksere
• Romanian: luxa (ro)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: dislocar (es), luxar (es)

Adjective

luxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)

1. Dislocated.