luxation

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The cause of the remaining 5% is the luxation of other bones than those of the vertebral column.'

From Time Magazine Archive

Occasionally, evidence of chronic luxation of the femur is observed in the anatomical laboratory.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

The third and final section, of 35 chapters, deals with the reduction, luxation, and treatment of injured bones, including fracture of the pelvis.

From Drawings and Pharmacy in Al-Zahrawi's 10th-Century Surgical Treatise by Hamarneh, Sami Khalaf

Irondequoit   Town of western New York on Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay, near   Rochester. lees   Sediment settling during fermentation, especially wine; dregs. luxation   Displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph

Usually, luxation and fracture may be differentiated in that there is no crepitation in luxation and more or less crepitation exists in fracture.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor