disarticulation

[dis-ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]

dis·ar·tic·u·late

[dis-ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), dis·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, dis·ar·tic·u·lat·ing.
to make or become disjointed, as the bones of a body or stems of a plant.

Origin:
1820–30; dis-1 + articulate

dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion, noun
dis·ar·tic·u·la·tor, noun
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Disarticulation is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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disarticulate (ˌdɪsɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt)
 
vb
to separate or cause to separate at the joints, esp those of bones
 
disarticu'lation
 
n
 
disar'ticulator
 
n

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disarticulation dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion (dĭs'är-tĭk'yə-lā'shən)
n.
The amputation of a limb through a joint, without the cutting of bone. Also called exarticulation.


dis'ar·tic'u·late' v.

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