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“abarticulation”
abarticulation (ab ar tik” yoo LAY shuhn), dearticulation (s) (noun); abarticulations; dearticulations (pl)
In anatomy, the dislocation of a joint in the body: Abarticulation is a medical term which is sometimes used as a reference to "diarthrosis" (ability of some joints of the body to move in several directions), and also for "synarthrosis" (rigid joint formed by the union of two bones and connected by fibrous tissue).
Krista suffered an abarticulation of her knee when she fell while skateboarding.
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a-, ab-, abs-
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articul-, artic-
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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