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Dislocation
Pronunciation : Dis`lo*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. dislocation.]
Definition : 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. T. Burnet.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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