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luxating

luxating is the present participle and gerund of luxate.

Meaning of luxate

Verb

luxate (third-person singular simple present luxates, present participle luxating, simple past and past participle luxated)

  1. To dislocate; to displace a body part.
    • If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa.1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations, page 97

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Questions about luxating

What is luxating the present participle and gerund of?
Luxating is the present participle and gerund of luxate.

Words near luxating in the dictionary

  1. Lux.
  2. luxabendazole
  3. luxate
  4. luxated
  5. luxates
  6. luxating
  7. luxation
  8. luxations
  9. Luxborough
  10. luxe
  11. luxed

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