dislocation
dislocation
Definition
dis·lo·ca·tion (dis′lō kā′s̸hən)
noun
- a dislocating or being dislocated
- an imperfection in the atomic structure of a crystal, usually consisting of one or more missing or disordered atoms in the crystal lattice
dislocation
Synonyms
dislocation
n.
Displacement
disorder, disruption, disturbance; see confusion 2.Disjointing, especially of a bone
displacement, discontinuity, luxation; see break 1, division 1, fracture 1.
dislocation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- elbow: Radial neck fracture may occur in association with a posterior dislocation of the elbow.
- hip: One dislocation of hip, fracture dislocation of elbow.
- shoulder: Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine.
- joint: But for some children with cerebral palsy, repeated dislocation of the hip joint is a fact of life.
Converse of object
- suffer: There are, of course, other factors: among them the sense of dislocation suffered by members of Ireland's mobile work force.
Adjective modifier
- atlanto-occipital: Terminal Injuries: 1 ) There was atlanto-occipital joint dislocation accompanied by much local hemorrhage ( presumed caused by euthanasia by the handler ).
- patellar: In people where the groove is too shallow, their patella may actually slip out of the groove, causing a patellar dislocation.
- congenital: At 18 months Matthew was diagnosed with a congenital dislocation of his hip.
- posterior: X-rays of the elbow were taken which show a posterior dislocation.
- anterior: The protocols described below apply to the reduction of the commonest type of injury, anterior dislocation.
- recurrent: Some shoulders with recurrent dislocation become stable over time.
Modifies a noun
- density: Any increase in dislocation density will have a large effect on how easily the material can be deformed.
- motion: Slip geometry: the critical resolved shear stress Slip occurs by dislocation motion.
- loop: TEM showed the abundant presence of defects ( mostly dislocation loops ) but no evidence of nucleation of beta ' precipitates on these defects.
Noun used with modifier
- patella: I've had 2 major patella dislocations in the past 6 months.
- hip: An Action Medical Research team has been looking at ways of reducing the incidence of hip dislocation in children with bilateral cerebral palsy.
- screw: A screw dislocation is more complex - the Burgers vector is parallel to the dislocation line.
- fracture: One dislocation of hip, fracture dislocation of elbow.
- shoulder: In 82 % there was no true shoulder dislocation.
- neck: Neck dislocation ( manually or by a device ).
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