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💥 A major disruption 🦴 A joint injury 🏗️ A structural break
dislocation

dislocation

8 6.2
A bone or joint pushed out of its normal position
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : luxación
  • The patient with an acute anterior dislocation is in distress and complains of acute pain.
  • shoulder dislocation
  • traumatic dislocation
  • recurrent dislocations

Hold on, headaches, incontinence, jaw dislocation.

Examples

  • The patients were divided into two groups: first-time dislocators and patients with recurrent dislocations.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Ben Spies had a big fall with bruising to his foot and dislocation of the ankle.

    Fastest (2011)

  • All 10 patients sustained an anterior glenohumeral dislocation confirmed by radiographs.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Rare but serious complications include dislocation of the temporomandibular joint, pulmonary edema, hemorrhage, and death.

    Academic text (2004)

  • After he fell during the game, the doctor diagnosed him with a dislocation of his shoulder.

  • The athlete suffered a painful dislocation of her knee while competing in the marathon.

  • The emergency room treated several cases of joint dislocation caused by sports injuries.

Synonyms

luxation
vsdislocation
  • Specialized
9.9

A bone that is out of its joint after an injury

is a forced moving of a bone or joint out of its normal position
abarticulation
vsdislocation
  • Specialized
9.9

Bones in a joint move out of their normal place

is the injury where a bone is forced out of its usual position
misarticulation
vsdislocation
  • Specialized
9.3

A joint where the bones do not meet correctly

is the acute injury of a bone forced out of its normal place
exarticulation
vsdislocation
  • Specialized
9.9

Separation of an arm or leg at its joint

is the forced moving of a bone out of its joint not full separation

Antonyms

alignment
41 3.9

The arrangement of things in a straight line or correct position

How Serious

fracture
364 4.1
dislocation
8 6.2
sprain
24 3.9
strain
22 4.2

Surface Forms

dislocation singular
dislocations plural

Morphology

dislocation = dislocate (semi-transparent) = dis + locate + ion

The noun is a regular formation from the verb 'dislocate' meaning the act or result of being dislocated.

Etymology

The word dislocation comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and location 'place'. So a medical dislocation is a simple image: a bone is forced 'out of its place', which is why we call that injury a dislocation.