luxated

Bone forced out

Luxated means dislocated—forced out of proper position at a joint.

The term is medical: a luxated shoulder, a luxated patella.

In dentistry, to luxate a tooth is to loosen it from its socket, often deliberately before extraction.

The impact luxated his hip.

dislocation

displacement

Removal from usual location

shift · separation · slippage · eversion · inversion · reduction · repositioning · relocation · manipulation · realignment

treatment

reduction

Making something smaller

cast · sling · orthosis · manipulation · physiotherapy · rehabilitation · therapy · orthopedic · surgery · realignment

trauma

injury

Physical or psychological harm

  • accidentUnintended harmful event
  • fallDescend under gravity
  • slipMinor error or misstep

impact · fracture · sprain · strain · tear · rupture · ligament · tendon · collision · blow

symptoms

pain

Bodily or emotional distress

numbness · stiffness · tenderness · bruising · weakness · inflammation · sensitivity · throbbing

Opposites
joint position/alignment

luxatedreduced

Made less in amount

relocated · in place · aligned · seated · articulated

Family

luxation, luxate

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