luxate

English

WOTD – 29 December 2008

Etymology 1

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”) perfect passive participle of lū̆xō (“to dislocate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌk.seɪt/

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Verb

luxate (third-person singular simple present luxates, present participle luxating, simple past and past participle luxated)

1. (pathology) To dislocate.
   • 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations‎^[1], page 97:

     If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa.

Coordinate terms

• subluxate

Derived terms

• luxating patella

Translations

to dislocate

• Bulgarian: навяхвам (bg) (navjahvam)
• Norwegian: luksere
• Polish: zwichnąć (pl) pf
• Romanian: luxa (ro)
• Spanish: dislocar (es), luxar (es)

Etymology 2

From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Adjective

luxate (comparative more luxate, superlative most luxate)

1. (medicine) Dislocated.

Spanish

Verb

luxate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of luxar combined with te