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单词 subluxation
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Definition of subluxation in English:

subluxation

noun ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪʃ(ə)nˌsəbˌləkˈsāSH(ə)n
Medicine
  • 1A partial dislocation.

    a subluxation associated with a fracture
    mass noun anterior subluxation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hip trauma generally is caused by either a direct blow to the upper thigh with impaction of the joint surfaces or a force on the extremity resulting in subluxation or dislocation of the hip.
    • Recurrent anterior subluxations can also follow an acute dislocation.
    • Pain or apprehension about the feeling of impending subluxation or dislocation indicates anterior glenohumeral instability.
    • It may be particularly useful in the pediatric population for diagnosis of hip joint subluxation and dislocation.
    • Sometimes the fracture occurs at the base and the carpometacarpal joint, and there is the possibility of an associated dislocation or subluxation of the joint.
    1. 1.1 A slight misalignment of the vertebrae, regarded in chiropractic theory as the cause of many health problems.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For example, when a bony joint in the spine, called a vertebra, is out of place, it is called a vertebral subluxation.
      • Among Dr. Collins' professional interests are detection and correction of vertebral subluxation, and educating the public about the health benefits of chiropractic care.
      • Four out of five chiropractors in the Toronto area had found serious problems with Judy's spine - specifically subluxations that needed chiropractic treatment.
      • The majority of the 36 injuries not detectable by MRI were skeletal abnormalities, including acute fracture, facet subluxation and vertebral subluxation.
      • Vertebrae or facet joints can present subluxation or dislocate.

Derivatives

  • subluxate

  • verb ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪtˌsʌbˈlʌkseɪtˌsəbˈləkˌseɪt
    [with object]Medicine
    • Cause the subluxation of (a bone or joint)

      he subluxated his right shoulder
      nerve interference caused by a subluxated vertebra

Origin

Late 17th century: from modern Latin subluxatio(n-) (see sub-, luxate).

 
 

Definition of subluxation in US English:

subluxation

nounˌsəbˌləkˈsāSH(ə)n
Medicine
  • 1A partial dislocation.

    a subluxation associated with a fracture
    mass noun anterior subluxation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hip trauma generally is caused by either a direct blow to the upper thigh with impaction of the joint surfaces or a force on the extremity resulting in subluxation or dislocation of the hip.
    • Recurrent anterior subluxations can also follow an acute dislocation.
    • Sometimes the fracture occurs at the base and the carpometacarpal joint, and there is the possibility of an associated dislocation or subluxation of the joint.
    • It may be particularly useful in the pediatric population for diagnosis of hip joint subluxation and dislocation.
    • Pain or apprehension about the feeling of impending subluxation or dislocation indicates anterior glenohumeral instability.
    1. 1.1 A slight misalignment of the vertebrae, regarded in chiropractic theory as the cause of many health problems.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The majority of the 36 injuries not detectable by MRI were skeletal abnormalities, including acute fracture, facet subluxation and vertebral subluxation.
      • Four out of five chiropractors in the Toronto area had found serious problems with Judy's spine - specifically subluxations that needed chiropractic treatment.
      • Among Dr. Collins' professional interests are detection and correction of vertebral subluxation, and educating the public about the health benefits of chiropractic care.
      • For example, when a bony joint in the spine, called a vertebra, is out of place, it is called a vertebral subluxation.
      • Vertebrae or facet joints can present subluxation or dislocate.

Origin

Late 17th century: from modern Latin subluxatio(n-) (see sub-, luxate).

 
 
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