subluxationn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˌləkˈseɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subluxation-, subluxatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin subluxation-, subluxatio (1538 or earlier) < classical Latin sub- sub- prefix + luxātiō luxation n., after Hellenistic Greek παράρθρημα (Galen). Compare French subluxation (1542 or earlier in Middle French).

1. Medicine and Surgery. Partial displacement or dislocation, esp. of the bones at a joint; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > dislocation

disjuncturec1400

dislocationc1400

luxation1552

disjointing1598

subluxation1634

partial dislocation1842

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xvi. ii. 594 Some Dislocations are complete and perfect, as when the bone wholly fals out of its cavitie: othersome are unperfect, as when it is only lightly moved, and not wholly fallen out; wherfore we only call them subluxations or strains.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 447/2 Subluxation, is an unperfect disjoyning of a joynt, as when the bone is removed, or lengthned; yet out of the Socket.

1746 S. Mihles Elements Surg. 142 The Subluxation is more peculiar to the Synarthrosis, where there is little or no Motion, as in the Bones of the Carpus, Tarsus, &c.

1788 B. Bell Syst. Surg. VI. xl. 266 By many it is imagined that the femur may be partially luxated; and the appearances which are supposed to arise from what is a termed a Subluxation of this bone are described by authors.

1846 J. Miller Pract. Surg. xxiii. 321 Subluxation forwards is by no means an uncommon result of falls on the palm.

1888 W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. II. iv. 382 The persistent strong flexion may even lead to subluxation.

1907 J. H. Parsons Dis. Eye xxi. 433 In subluxation the lens is very liable to become opaque, owing to malnutrition.

1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures v. 130 Other complications that are seen occasionally are subluxation of the inferior radio-ulnar joint [etc.].

2009 Knee 16 214/1 Complications occurred in three patients: there were two subluxations, and one infection.

2. In chiropractic: a slight displacement or misalignment of bones, esp. in the spine, regarded as a cause of health problems.

ΚΠ

1904 National Mag. Dec. p. iv/1 Whether the abnormality which is practically always in the nature of a subluxation—a slight displacement—be in the tarsal bones or in the spine.

1957 M. Gardner Facts & Fallacies in Name of Sci. (rev. ed.) xvi. 202 Like the original osteopaths, its practitioners concentrate on adjusting spinal subluxations which they believe cause most human ills.

2002 P. Benedetti & W. MacPhail Spin Doctors i. 37 Straight chiropractors generally feel they need only to adjust subluxations to allow the body to heal itself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subluxation
释义	subluxationn. Brit. /ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəbˌləkˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subluxation-, subluxatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin subluxation-, subluxatio (1538 or earlier) < classical Latin sub- sub- prefix + luxātiō luxation n., after Hellenistic Greek παράρθρημα (Galen). Compare French subluxation (1542 or earlier in Middle French). 1. Medicine and Surgery. Partial displacement or dislocation, esp. of the bones at a joint; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > dislocation disjuncturec1400 dislocationc1400 luxation1552 disjointing1598 subluxation1634 partial dislocation1842 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xvi. ii. 594 Some Dislocations are complete and perfect, as when the bone wholly fals out of its cavitie: othersome are unperfect, as when it is only lightly moved, and not wholly fallen out; wherfore we only call them subluxations or strains. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 447/2 Subluxation, is an unperfect disjoyning of a joynt, as when the bone is removed, or lengthned; yet out of the Socket. 1746 S. Mihles Elements Surg. 142 The Subluxation is more peculiar to the Synarthrosis, where there is little or no Motion, as in the Bones of the Carpus, Tarsus, &c. 1788 B. Bell Syst. Surg. VI. xl. 266 By many it is imagined that the femur may be partially luxated; and the appearances which are supposed to arise from what is a termed a Subluxation of this bone are described by authors. 1846 J. Miller Pract. Surg. xxiii. 321 Subluxation forwards is by no means an uncommon result of falls on the palm. 1888 W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. II. iv. 382 The persistent strong flexion may even lead to subluxation. 1907 J. H. Parsons Dis. Eye xxi. 433 In subluxation the lens is very liable to become opaque, owing to malnutrition. 1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures v. 130 Other complications that are seen occasionally are subluxation of the inferior radio-ulnar joint [etc.]. 2009 Knee 16 214/1 Complications occurred in three patients: there were two subluxations, and one infection. 2. In chiropractic: a slight displacement or misalignment of bones, esp. in the spine, regarded as a cause of health problems. ΚΠ 1904 National Mag. Dec. p. iv/1 Whether the abnormality which is practically always in the nature of a subluxation—a slight displacement—be in the tarsal bones or in the spine. 1957 M. Gardner Facts & Fallacies in Name of Sci. (rev. ed.) xvi. 202 Like the original osteopaths, its practitioners concentrate on adjusting spinal subluxations which they believe cause most human ills. 2002 P. Benedetti & W. MacPhail Spin Doctors i. 37 Straight chiropractors generally feel they need only to adjust subluxations to allow the body to heal itself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1634
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