subluxation

名词 n.
/ˌsʌb.lʌkˈseɪ.ʃən/    /ˌsəbˌləkˈseɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact. countable,uncountable
    — The patient experienced subluxations of his right ulna, his lower right rear molar, and the lens of his left eye.

词形变化

subluxations plural

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反义词

词源

From French subluxation, from New Latin subluxatio, from subluxare (“to subluxate, to partially displace”) + -atio (“-ation: forming abstract nouns”), from sub- (“sub-: under, below, lesser”) + luxare (“to dislocate; to displace”) after the model of Ancient Greek παράρθρημα (parárthrēma). Equivalent to sub- + luxation.
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