subluxate

verb /ˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt/

1. To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.

   transitive

2. To undergo subluxation: to become partially dislocated or displaced.

   intransitive

   The tooth has been subluxated.

Where it comes from

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.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry subluxate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← sublatesubminister →

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