Luxation: Difference between revisions
Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From Latin ''luxatio'' (“dislocation”); compare French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luxation luxation]. ===Noun=== # (medicine) The state of being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocated]; a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocation]. #* ''A laterally bowed distal femur might allow medial patellar luxation. As this repeatedly luxates, the medial trochlear ridge may become worn down, thereby increasing the..." |
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===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]. | ||
====Derived terms==== | ====Derived terms==== | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subluxation subluxation] | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subluxation subluxation] | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/globe_luxation globe luxation] | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/globe_luxation globe luxation] | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 14 April 2026
English
Etymology
From Latin luxatio (“dislocation”); compare French luxation.
Noun
- (medicine) The state of being dislocated; a dislocation.