DISLOCATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dislocation mean? 

• DISLOCATION (noun)
  The noun DISLOCATION has 3 senses:

1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

2. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

  Familiarity information: DISLOCATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISLOCATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

dislocation; disruption

Hypernyms ("dislocation" is a kind of...):

break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)

Derivation:

dislocate (put out of its usual place, position, or relationship)

dislocate (move out of position)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

breakdown; dislocation

Context example:

his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London

Hypernyms ("dislocation" is a kind of...):

disruption; perturbation (the act of causing disorder)

Derivation:

dislocate (put out of its usual place, position, or relationship)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dislocation" is a kind of...):

harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dislocation"):

abarticulation (dislocation of a joint)

diastasis (separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone)

spondylolisthesis (a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves)

Derivation:

dislocate (put out of its usual place, position, or relationship)

dislocate (move out of position)

 Context examples 

Common leg injuries include sprains and strains, joint dislocations, and fractures.

(Leg Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

It may be associated with skeletal abnormalities including scoliosis, joint deformities, and hip dislocation.

(Central Core Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Wearing protective gear during sports may help prevent dislocations.

(Dislocations, NIH)

In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body.

(Lens Subluxation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The most common problem after surgery is hip dislocation.

(Hip Replacement, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Other causes of elbow pain include sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, bursitis and arthritis.

(Elbow Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

A dislocation not complicated by an external wound

(Closed Dislocation, NCI Thesaurus)

When testing for congenital dislocation of the hip, this is the result obtained when the examiner gently abducts the hip while pushing upward on the greater trochanter.

(Ortolani Maneuver, NCI Thesaurus)

Hand problems include: • Carpal tunnel syndrome - compression of a nerve as it goes through the wrist, often making your fingers feel numb • Injuries that result in fractures, ruptured ligaments and dislocations • Osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis, which can also cause deformity • Tendinitis - irritation of the tendons • Disorders and injuries of your fingers and thumb

(Hand Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Common problems include: • Injuries that result in fractures, ruptured ligaments and dislocations • Osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis. It can also cause deformity. • Tendinitis - irritation of the tendons • Dupuytren's contracture - a hereditary thickening of the tough tissue that lies just below the skin of your palm. It causes the fingers to stiffen and bend. • Trigger finger - an irritation of the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons. It can cause the tendon to catch and release like a trigger.

(Finger Injuries and Disorders, NIH)