Disarticulation

Disarticulation
Disarticulation
Intervention
MeSH D004188

In medical terminology, disarticulation is the separation of two bones at their joint, either naturally by way of injury or by a surgeon during amputation.[1]

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  1. ^ Martin, Elizabeth A., ed (2003-07-24) [6th edition 2002]. Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. Oxford Paperback Reference (6th (Reissued with corrections) ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-19-860753-9. 



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  • disarticulation — Amputation of a limb through a joint, without cutting of bone. [L. dis , apart, + articulus, joint] * * * dis·ar·tic·u·la·tion .dis är .tik yə lā shən n separation or amputation of a body part at a joint <disarticulation of the shoulder>… …   Medical dictionary

  • disarticulation — |dis+, also |disə(r)ˌt noun Etymology: dis (I) + articulation 1. : the act of disarticulating; specifically : amputation or separation of a body part at a joint 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Disarticulation — Disarticulate Dis ar*tic u*late, v. t. To sunder; to separate, as joints. {Dis ar*tic u*la tion}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disarticulation — noun see disarticulate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disarticulation — See disarticulate. * * * …   Universalium

  • disarticulation — noun That to disarticulate …   Wiktionary

  • disarticulation — n. separation; cutting off …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disarticulation — dis·articulation …   English syllables

  • disarticulation — n. separation of two bones at a joint. This may be the result of an injury or it may be done by the surgeon at operation in the course of amputation; for example of a limb, finger, or toe …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Вычленение (Disarticulation) — разделение двух костей в суставе. Может быть связано с травмой или иногда выполняется хирургом во время операции ампутации (например, конечности, пальца на руке или ноге). Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

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