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disarticulation
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disarticulation /dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion/ (dis?ahr-tik?u-la´shun) exarticulation; amputation or separation at a joint.
dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion (dsär-tky-lshn)
n.
The amputation of a limb through a joint, without the cutting of bone. Also called exarticulation.
disar·ticu·late v.
disarticulation (dis´ärtik´ūlā´shn),
n the amputation or separation of joint parts, as in hemimandibulectomy, with inclusion of the condyloid process of the mandible.
disarticulation
amputation or separation at a joint.
disarticulation Orthopedics The amputation of an extremity at the joint. See Amputation.


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