LUXATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does luxate mean? 

• LUXATE (verb)
  The verb LUXATE has 1 sense:

1. move out of position

  Familiarity information: LUXATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUXATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they luxate    ... he / she / it luxates   
Past simple: luxated   
Past participle: luxated   
-ing form: luxating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move out of position

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

dislocate; luxate; slip; splay

Context example:

the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

Hypernyms (to "luxate" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

luxation (displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ)

 Context examples 

Conservative procedures such as reduction of a luxated joint, including physiotherapy such as chiropractic treatment, massage, balneotherapy, acupuncture, shiatsu.

(Defined Procedure, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

EXAMPLE(S): Procedures may involve the disruption of some body surface (e.g. an incision in a surgical procedure) conservative procedures such as reduction of a luxated joint, including physiotherapy such as chiropractic treatment, massage, balneotherapy, acupuncture, shiatsu, counseling, etc.

(Performed Procedure, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)