Luxate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luxate \Lux"ate\, a. [L. luxatus, p. p. of luxare to dislocate.]
     Luxated. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Luxate \Lux"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luxated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Luxating}.]
     To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to
     put out of joint; to dislocate.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  luxate
       v : move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial
           hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
           [syn: {dislocate}, {splay}, {slip}]