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luxation

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luxation /lux·a·tion/ (luk-sa´shun) dislocation.
luxation
[luksā′shən]
Etymology: L, luxare, to dislocate
dislocation.

luxation
(luk´sā´shn),
n 1. the act of luxating or state of being luxated, as in the dislocation or displacement of a tooth or of the temporomandibular joint.
2. the dislocation or displacement of a tooth or of the temporomandibular articulation.

luxation

luxation
Orthopedics The complete dislocation of a joint. Cf Atlantoaxial subluxation, Subluxation.


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