Definition

1. Verb:
   • To displace a bone from its normal position within a joint; to dislocate. This is a medical term describing the action of forcing a bone out of its socket or proper alignment in a joint, often due to injury.

Usage

• Verb: The term "luxate" is used in formal or medical contexts to describe the act of dislocating a joint. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., ).
  • The fall could luxate his shoulder.
  • Surgeons must be careful not to luxate the joint during the procedure.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The impact of the crash was severe enough to luxate her hip.
  • In rare cases, the patella (kneecap) can luxate.
  • The veterinarian diagnosed the dog with a luxated lens in its eye.

Advanced Usage

• "Luxated" (Adjective/Past Participle): Used to describe a joint that has been dislocated.
  • The patient presented with a luxated elbow.
  • A luxated joint requires immediate medical attention.

Variants and Related Words

• Luxation (Noun): The state or condition of being dislocated; the act of luxating.
  • The X-ray confirmed a complete luxation of the finger.
• Subluxate (Verb): To partially dislocate a joint.
  • The ligament damage caused the bone to subluxate.

Synonyms

• Dislocate: The most common synonym, used in both medical and general contexts.
• Put out of joint: A more informal phrase with the same meaning.

Antonyms

• Reduce (in a medical context): To manipulate a bone back into its correct joint position.
• Relocate (in a medical context): Synonym for "reduce" in this specific usage.
• Align: To place or arrange in the correct position.

Verb

1. move out of position
   • dislocate joints
   • the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically