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Webster 1913 Edition
Dislocation
Disˊlo-ca′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
dislocation
.] 1.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
T. Burnet.
2.
(Geol.)
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.)
The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dislocation
DISLOCATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of moving from its proper place; particularly, the act of removing or forcing a bone from its socket; luxation.2.
The sate of being displaced.3.
A joint displaced.4.
In geology, the displacement of parts of rocks, or portions of strata, from the situations which they originally occupied.