Luxation
/lʌkˈseɪ.ʃən/noun
The displacement of a bone from its normal position; a dislocation.
Did you know?Luxation comes from Latin luxare, “to dislocate,” from luxus, “out of joint” or “dislocated,” a root that also gave English luxury—because both began with the idea of excess and going beyond proper bounds.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
luxus
“out of joint; swollen; excessive”
Latin
Latin
luxare
“to put out of joint, dislocate”
Late Latin
Latin
luxatio
“a dislocation”
Old French
Old French
luxacion
“dislocation”
Middle English
English
luxacioun
“dislocation”
Modern English
English
luxation
“the displacement of a bone from its normal position”