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subluxate

sub·lu·xate

UK/ˌsʌbˈlʌkseɪt/ US/ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

sprain or dislocate slightly

  • “subluxate the hip”

Origin

From New Latin sublūxātus (“subluxated”), perfect active participle of subluxare (“to subluxate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sub- (“under, below, lesser”) + lūxō (“to dislocate”). Equivalent to sub- + luxate.

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