luxate
[ luhk-seyt ]
/ ˈlʌk seɪt /
verb (used with object), lux·at·ed, lux·at·ing. Chiefly Medicine/Medical.
to put out of joint; dislocate: The accident luxated the left shoulder.
Origin of luxate
1615–25; < Latin
luxātus (past participle of
luxāre to put out of joint), equivalent to
lux(us) dislocated (cognate with Greek
loxós oblique) +
-ā- theme vowel +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM luxate
lux·a·tion, noun un·lux·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby luxate
British Dictionary definitions for luxate
luxate
/ (ˈlʌkseɪt) /
verb
(tr) pathol
to put (a shoulder, knee, etc) out of joint; dislocate
Derived forms of luxate
luxation, nounWord Origin for luxate
C17: from Latin
luxāre to displace, from
luxus dislocated; related to Greek
loxos oblique
Medical definitions for luxate
luxate
[ lŭk′sāt′ ]
v.
To put out of joint; dislocate.