exarticulation
exarticulation noun: luxation; the dislocation of a joint.
Noun
exarticulation (plural exarticulations)
- Luxation; the dislocation of a joint
- And altho' it is a common Opinion, that Patients think the Pain and Loss of Motion proceeds from the Exarticulation or Luxation of the Thigh.Bone, from its Union with the Huckle-Bone, yet that is a false Notion, and impossible that the Articulation can suffer a Luxation, by Reason of the Thickness...1711, Christian Heinrich Erndl, The Relation of a Journey Into England and Holland, in the Years, 1706, and 1707, page 70
- In this disorganization both the surrounding soft and hard parts are involved, and in consequence of the tumefaction and caries, there is produced at the same time exarticulation or spontaneous luxation which is invariably the effect of it.1838 January, February, March, “Repertoire Annuel et Universel de Clinique Medico-Cirurgicale, 1837: Spontanious Luxations. Employment of the actual Cutery”, in The Transylvania Journal of Medicine...
- The action, or the result of exarticulating
- Three cases were then related in which amputation at the middle of the thigh had been followed by osteomyelitis in the stump, but in which cures had been obtained without exarticulation.1865, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - Volume 50, page 232
- The operation of exarticulation presents the following advantages over amputation performed in the continuity of the diseased bure in cases of osteo-myelitis:1867, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics, page 452
exarticulation meaning in Tamil
exarticulation in Tamil
- மூட்டு நீக்கம்
Examples of exarticulation in a sentence
- If this rule is neglected there is grat danger of recurrence or of the establishment of habitual exarticulation, subluxation, or a snapping sound during eating.1890, John Bingham Roberts, A Manual of Modern Surgery, page 491:
- Even after early amputation and exarticulation one soon sees recurrence and lung metastases.1938, Ernst Albert Pohle, Clinical Roentgen Therapy, page 590:
Forms of exarticulation
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Origin of exarticulation
From ex- + articulation.
Questions about exarticulation
- What does exarticulation mean?
- Exarticulation means luxation; the dislocation of a joint.
- What is exarticulation in Tamil?
- Exarticulation in Tamil is மூட்டு நீக்கம். See Exarticulation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use exarticulation in a sentence?
- If this rule is neglected there is grat danger of recurrence or of the establishment of habitual exarticulation, subluxation, or a snapping sound during eating.
- What part of speech is exarticulation?
- Exarticulation is a noun.
- What is the plural of exarticulation?
- The plural of exarticulation is exarticulations.
Words near exarticulation in the dictionary
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