disarticulation
Limb removal surgery
Disarticulation is the separation of bones at a joint—whether through surgery, decomposition, or deliberate dismemberment.
In medicine, it refers specifically to amputation through a joint rather than cutting through bone: a disarticulation at the knee.
The term appears in forensics when describing skeletal remains and in anatomy when preparing specimens.
Shared by multiple parties
- separationState of being apart
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
bone · dissection · amputation · skeletal · tendon · socket · connective tissue · limb
Continues in place
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- postmortemExamination after death
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
scavenging · trauma · identification · anthropology · investigation · corpse · dispersal · predation
Preserved ancient organism
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
sediment · excavation · specimen · dinosaur · predation · scavenging · burial · transport
Slaughtered animal's body
- jointShared by multiple parties
- quarteringDivision by four
- meat processingPreparing animal flesh commercially
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
slaughter · deboning · cutting · abattoir · knife work · carving · portioning · halal
joint
Shared by multiple parties
- separationState of being apart
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
cartilage · bone · dissection · amputation · skeletal · tendon · socket · connective tissue · limb · cadaver
remains
Continues in place
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- postmortemExamination after death
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
evidence · scavenging · trauma · identification · anthropology · investigation · corpse · dispersal · predation · weathering
fossil
Preserved ancient organism
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
scattered · sediment · excavation · specimen · dinosaur · predation · scavenging · burial · transport · assemblage
carcass
Slaughtered animal's body
- jointShared by multiple parties
- quarteringDivision by four
- meat processingPreparing animal flesh commercially
cleaver · slaughter · deboning · cutting · abattoir · knife work · carving · portioning · halal · kosher
disarticulationarticulation
Clear vocal expression
reattachment · rejoining · reconnection · fusion · ankylosis
disarticulationarticulation
Clear vocal expression
ordering · organization · assembly · integration · arrangement