单词 | disarticulate |
释义 | disarticulatev. 1. a. transitive. Chiefly Surgery. To remove (a limb or part of a limb) at a joint; to separate the bones of (a skeleton or part of a skeleton) at a joint or joints. Cf. disarticulation n. 1 ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > take apart to-lithec1000 unjoinc1400 joint1530 unpart1536 disjoin1579 disjoint1587 untruss?1605 untack1641 ravela1658 disartuate1660 to take apart1744 demount1756 disarticulate1808 dismount1859 disassemble1881 destructure1951 deconstruct1973 1808 J. H. Wishart tr. A. Scarpa Treat. Aneurism ix. 289 It would be a subject of discussion, whether, before disarticulating the leg at the knee [It. pria di disarticolare la gamba nel ginocchio], it would be proper to tie the superficial femoral artery in the upper part of the thigh rather than in the ham. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 175 The entire segment, here disarticulated,..is called the ‘occipital vertebra’. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Sept. 2/1 From time immemorial the plan has been adopted of filling the bony case with peas and then causing them to swell with water whenever a skull was required to be ‘disarticulated’. 1979 D. Attenborough Life on Earth (1981) viii. 174 It lay sprawling on the rock, its wings outstretched, one long leg disarticulated, the other still connected with four clawed toes. 2015 P. Jennings & N. Moore Shark Assault ix. 81 Frankly, I was very concerned she was going to have her arm amputated, but part of me thought we'd end up disarticulating her leg at her hip joint as well. b. intransitive. Esp. of a part of a plant: to become detached at a joint or node. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate, come, or go apart [verb (intransitive)] > become disjoined or disconnected discombine1603 unlink1642 disunite1675 unknit1748 unjoint1777 disconnect1790 disarticulate1830 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 334 In their simplest form they [sc. Fungi] are little articulated filaments, composed of simple cellules placed end to end..; in some of these the joints disarticulate, and appear to be capable of reproduction. 1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 128 The leaflets [of Zamia] are, in fact, articulated with their midrib, as is proved by macerating them, when they spontaneously disarticulate. 1892 Nat. Sci. Mar. 57 Stems..which ultimately disarticulated and left the surface marked by scars. 1916 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 207 338 Skull No. S 1154 of Echidna aculeata is so young that it disarticulates very readily and completely. 1944 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 8 177/2 When fully mature, the entire spikelet disarticulates from the pedicle, drops into the water, and settles into the bottom mud. 2009 T. Cope & A. Gray Grasses Brit. Isles 81 Spikelets [of Glyceria] several- to many-flowered, disarticulating between the florets. 2. transitive. To dispute or take apart (an argument, opinion, etc.); to examine critically. ΚΠ 1886 John Bull 1 May 286/2 The disruption of the Realm is being attempted by a Minister who..after embracing and disarticulating every shade of political opinion in turn, has landed the party that trusted him in utter smash. 1912 J. Y. Simpson Spiritual Interpr. Nature xii. 277 In offering an interpretation the modern critic begins by disarticulating two Creation Narratives. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 May 7/1 Novels don't articulate theories; they disarticulate them. 2015 Addis (Ethiopia) Standard (Nexis) 14 May Southern..discourse..seeks to disarticulate what wrongly passes for ‘Ethiopian nationalism’. 3. transitive. To divide (an immaterial or abstract thing) into its constituent parts; to dismantle, break up. ΚΠ 1918 W. J. Maloney Irish Issue v. 54 In a war between empires a subject nation forms a part where each empire is vulnerable, and where the victor can conveniently disarticulate the vanquished. 1926 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 16 Feb. 1/1 Europe's rescue rests in unison. Europe must drive away those who have disarticulated her. 1952 N.Y. Times 2 June 8/1 Onerous and total state intervention has disarticulated the economy. 1995 P. Bourgois In Search of Respect (1997) 11 The United States colonized and disarticulated Puerto Rico's economy and polity. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Sept. Slum clearance..has long been used by governments..to disarticulate centres of crime. Derivatives disarˈticulated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > disjoined, disunited, or disconnected disjointc1420 sejointc1440 dissolute?1541 unjointed1561 disunited1562 disjoined1591 disjunct1599 disjointeda1643 disunite1642 disjuncted1657 unmortised1736 broken1819 disarticulated1834 disc1916 1834 J. Chitty Pract. Treat. Med. Jurispr. Pref. p. vii Of the disarticulated Bones of the Head. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiv. 302 Disarticulated remnants of human skeletons. 1928 Bot. Gaz. 85 107 In some cases the two types of disarticulated floret differ greatly in appearance. 2006 Sight & Sound Sept. 66/7 As a series of floating, disarticulated images and sensations, rotoscoping is an ideal correlative for Dick's own shifting planes of perception. disarˈticulator n. now rare a person who or thing which disarticulates something. ΚΠ 1875 Weekly Gaz. (Martinsville, Indiana) 28 Aug. The Empress finally succumbed to old age, and her carcass was last night in the hands of the disarticulators. 1890 Wolverine Naturalist Mar. (Suppl.) 4/1 Taxidermists' Instruments and Supplies, Brain Scoop..Cartilege Knife..Disarticulator. 2001 Kenyon Rev. Winter 175 It becomes impossible to decided at any given moment which is the disarticulator, which the re-articulator, of the secret knowledge they struggle to unearth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1808 |
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