May. 7th, 2012

luxate

May. 7th, 2012 07:08 am
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luxate (LUKS-ayt) - v., to put (a shoulder, knee, and so on) out of joint, dislocate.


The technical medical term. Borrowed around 1620 from Latin luxātus, past participle of luxāre, to put out of joint, cognate of Greek loxós, oblique.

---L.
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