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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Latin ''luxatio'' (“dislocation”); compare French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luxation luxation]. | From Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luxatio ''luxatio''] (“dislocation”), from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luxo luxo] (“to dislocate”); compare French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luxation luxation]. | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
# (medicine) The state of being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocated]; a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocation]. | # (medicine) The state of being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocated]; a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocation]. | ||
====Veterinary Case Example==== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|6C1UYv5IGt8|400|center|Veterinary example of medial patellar luxation and correction}} | |||
====Derived terms==== | ====Derived terms==== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:09, 14 April 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Latin luxatio (“dislocation”), from luxo (“to dislocate”); compare French luxation.
Noun
[edit | edit source]- (medicine) The state of being dislocated; a dislocation.