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Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To dislocate, as a shoulder bone..

Dislocate :: Dislocate (v. t.) To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from its socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones..

Luxate :: Luxate (v. t.) To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate..

Dislocate :: Dislocate (a.) Dislocated.

Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.

Start :: Start (v. t.) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel..

Hip :: Hip (v. t.) To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side..

Strappado :: Strappado (n.) A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall to the length of the rope, by which means a limb was often dislocated..

Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone..

Coaptation :: Coaptation (n.) The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint..

Rack :: Rack (a.) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons..

Dislocated :: Dislocated (imp. & p. p.) of Dislocat.

Disjoint :: Disjoint (v. t.) To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving..

Eluxate :: Eluxate (v. t.) To dislocate; to luxate.

Set :: Set (v. t.) To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

Hipshot :: Hipshot (a.) Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other..

Bonesetter :: Bonesetter (n.) One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones..

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