Dictionary

luxation en · NOUN

Etymology

From Late Latin luxatio: compare French luxation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
   • The fore-arm, in this luxation, is in a state of half-flexion 1818, Samuel Cooper, A Dictionary of Practical Surgery:
   • lens luxation
   • 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 frequency of luxation. 2000, Hamish Denny, Steve Butterworth, A Guide to Canine and Feline Orthopaedic Surgery:

Forms

Deriveds

globe luxation · subluxation