subluxation Path.
(sʌblʌkˈseɪʃən)
[ad. mod.L. subluxātio, -ōnem: see sub- 23 and luxation. Cf. F. subluxation, etc.]
A partial dislocation, a sprain.
| 1688 Holme Armoury ii. xvii. 448/2 Sublaxation [sic], a dislocation, or putting out of joynt. 1846 Miller Pract. Surg. xxiii. 321 Subluxation forwards is by no means an uncommon result of falls on the palm. 1878 tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. XIV. 122 In the shoulder-joint an atonic subluxation often occurs, especially in children. 1893 W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. (ed. 2) II. 415 The persistent strong flexion may even lead to subluxation. |
So subˈluxate v., to dislocate slightly, sprain.
| 1893 W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. (ed. 2) II. 415 The fingers are..over-extended at the middle joint, which may be subluxated. |