dislocations
Bones out of place
Dislocations are instances of something being displaced from its proper position.
In medicine, a dislocation occurs when bones slip out of joint: shoulder dislocations are common in contact sports.
The term extends to disruptions of normal order or function: The war caused massive dislocations in the economy.
In materials science, dislocations are defects in crystal structure that affect how metals deform.
Forceful interruption of process
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- marketVenue for trade
trade · labor · unemployment · inflation · recession · imbalance · systemic · structural
Shared by multiple parties
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- kneecapBone shielding leg joint
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- reductionMaking something smaller
orthopedic · socket · ligament · patella · immobilization · splint · sling · recurrent
Removal from usual location
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- migrationMovement to new territory
uprooting · exile · diaspora · resettlement · dispossession · homelessness · eviction · gentrification
Faults or imperfections
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- slipMinor error or misstep
plasticity · deformation · crystal · glide · climb · hardening · annealing · metallurgy
Imperfection or blame
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- slipMinor error or misstep
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- tectonicOf crustal forces
offset · displacement · fracture · crustal · geological · plate boundary · seismology · aftershock
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
market · trade · labor · unemployment · inflation · recession · imbalance · systemic · structural · adjustment
joint
Shared by multiple parties
reduction · orthopedic · socket · ligament · patella · immobilization · splint · sling · recurrent · traumatic
displacement
Removal from usual location
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
migration · uprooting · exile · diaspora · resettlement · dispossession · homelessness · eviction · gentrification · community
defects
Faults or imperfections
slip · plasticity · deformation · crystal · glide · climb · hardening · annealing · metallurgy · ductility
fault
Imperfection or blame
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- slipMinor error or misstep
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
tectonic · offset · displacement · fracture · crustal · geological · plate boundary · seismology · aftershock · stress
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- combat sports medicinecauliflower ear, mat burn, injury prevention, concussions, sprains
- musculoskeletal injuriesfracture, sprains, strains, strain, sprain
- ski injuriesACL tear, broken leg, broken arm, ACL tears, concussion
- crystallographycrystal structure, crystal systems, crystal growth, crystallization, vacancies
dislocationsproper alignment
dislocationsalignments
Proper relative positions
orderliness · order · arrangements · organization · positioning
dislocationsstability
Resistance to displacement
continuity · permanence · constancy · fixity · rootedness
- shoulder dislocationJoint forced from socket
- joint dislocationBone forced from socket
- hip dislocationFemoral head exits acetabulum
- knee dislocationLeg joint bones misaligned
- jaw dislocationBone leaves socket
- elbow dislocationJoint bones forced apart