disarticulation /dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion/ (dis″ahr-tik″u-la´shun) exarticulation; amputation or separation at a joint.
disarticulation
disarticulation (dis´ärtik´ūlā´sh
n),
disarticulation
dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion (d s är-tky -l  shn)n. The amputation of a limb through a joint, without the cutting of bone. Also called exarticulation. dis ar·ticu·late v. |
disarticulation
[dis′ärtik′yəlā′shən]
Etymology: L, dis, articulare, to divide into joints
separation of a joint without cutting through a bone.
disarticulation (dis´ärtik´ūlā´sh
n),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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