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Luxation
Complete dislocation of a joint. A partial dislocation is a subluxation.
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1. SYN: dislocation. 2. In dentistry, the dislocation or displacement of the condyle in the temporomandibular fossa, or of a tooth from the alveolus. [L. luxatio]
- Malgaigne l. SYN: nursemaid's elbow.

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lux·a·tion .lək-'sā-shən n dislocation of an anatomical part

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n.
see dislocation

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lux·a·tion (lək-saґshən) [L. luxatio] dislocation.

Medical dictionary. 2011.