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luxation Surg.|lʌkˈseɪʃən| [ad. L. luxātiōn-em, n. of action f. luxāre: see luxate v.] The action of dislocating or putting out of joint; the condition of being dislocated; dislocation; an instance of this.
1552Udall tr. Geminie's Anat. Pref., Luxacions and wrenches. 1580T. Norton Let. to Ld. Burghley, In a luxacion or unknittyng of their owne lymes. 1615Crooke Body of Man 1002 If at any time the luxation of the Talus doe happen, it is rather to the inner processe then to the vtter. 1676Wiseman Surg. vii. ii. 480 When..two Bones, which being naturally united make up a Joint, are separated from each other, we call it a Luxation. 1748Smollett Rod. Rand. xxvii. (1804) 180 As pretty a luxation of the os humeri as one would desire to see. 1830R. Knox Béclard's Anat. 115 New synovial membranes are sometimes formed, as is observed in false joints, after unreduced luxations. 1884M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose II. 430 The existence of luxation of the nasal bones was established. b. fig.
a1631Donne Serm. lxxxvi. Wks. (ed. Alford) IV. 85 There are other Luxations, other Dislocations of Jesus when we displace him for any worldly respect. 1658W. Burton Itin. Anton. 232, I could produce many such luxations of whole verses..out of Virgil. 1812Q. Rev. VIII. 227 Discussions on the position of an accent, the luxation of a dochmiac, or the hallucination of some sinful copyist. |