luxate

[ luhk-seyt ]
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verb (used with object),lux·at·ed, lux·at·ing.Chiefly Medicine/Medical.
  1. to put out of joint; dislocate: The accident luxated the left shoulder.

Origin of luxate

1
1615–25; <Latin luxātus (past participle of luxāre to put out of joint), equivalent to lux(us) dislocated (cognate with Greek loxós oblique) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from luxate

  • lux·a·tion, noun
  • un·lux·at·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for luxate

luxate

/ (ˈlʌkseɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) pathol to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate

Origin of luxate

1
C17: from Latin luxāre to displace, from luxus dislocated; related to Greek loxos oblique

Derived forms of luxate

  • luxation, noun

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