dislocated

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  To dislocate means to forcefully remove a bone or other body part from its normal position in a joint.

  - "After the accident, the doctor had to dislocate his patient's shoulder to set the bone."
  - "The athlete dislocated his finger during the gymnastics competition."

• Adjective

  To be dislocated means to be out of place or position.

  - "The book was dislocated on the library shelf."
  - "The car was dislocated after the earthquake."

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Synonyms

displace

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dislocated
locate , relocate , activate , acclimate

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Variants

List of all variants of dislocated that leads to same result
dislocate , dislocated , dislocates , dislocating

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Etymology

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The term 'dislocate' comes from the Latin words 'dis' (apart) and 'locare' (to place).

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Trivia

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1. Dislocations can occur in any joint, but the most common dislocations occur in the shoulder and the hip.

2. The world record for the most dislocations in one minute is held by a man named Phil Scarlett, who dislocated his elbow 125 times in 60 seconds.

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Related Concepts

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1. Subluxation: A partial dislocation where the bone is only partially dislocated from its normal position.

2. Reduction: The process of returning a dislocated bone to its normal position in a joint.

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Culture

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Dislocations are a common injury in various sports and physical activities, leading to their portrayal in literature, art, and film. For instance, Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' describes a dislocated shoulder sustained by the protagonist.

How to Memorize "dislocated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bone coming out of its socket to understand the concept of dislocating.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dislocate' with the image of a bone being forcefully removed from its joint.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Dislocate - Disjointed - Displaced' to help remember the definition.

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