subluxate

English

Alternative forms

• sublux

Etymology

From New Latin sublūxātus (“subluxated”), perfect active participle of subluxare (“to subluxate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sub- (“under, below, lesser”) +‎ lūxō (“to dislocate”). Equivalent to sub- +‎ luxate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌbˈlʌkseɪt/, /ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪt/

Verb

subluxate (third-person singular simple present subluxates, present participle subluxating, simple past and past participle subluxated)

1. (medicine, transitive) To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.

   He subluxated the joint.

2. (medicine, intransitive) To undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced.

   The tooth has been subluxated.

Related terms

• subluxation

References

• “subluxate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.