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Definition of Dislocation

1. Noun. An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity.

2. Noun. The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue. "His warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"

3. Noun. A displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column).

Definition of Dislocation

1. n. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.

Definition of Dislocation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dislocation

1. The displacement of any part, more especially of a bone. Synonym: luxation. Origin: L. Locare = to place This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dislocation

dislimning dislimns dislink dislinked dislinks disload disloaded disloads dislocate dislocate

dislocated dislocates dislocating dislocatio dislocation (current term) dislocation (current term) dislocations dislocation fracture dislocation of articular processes dislocation of lens

dislocatio erecta dislodge dislodged dislodgement dislodgements dislodges dislodging dislodgment dislodgments dislogistic

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