DISLOCATIONS

Noun

dislocations

plural of dislocation

Source: Wiktionary


DISLOCATION

Dis`lo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dislocation.]

1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. T. Burnet.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.

3. (Surg.)

Definition: The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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