subluxation

 
Pronunciation: /ˌsʌblʌkˈseɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Medicine
  • a partial dislocation: a subluxation associated with a fracture [mass noun]: anterior subluxation
  • a slight misalignment of the vertebrae, regarded in chiropractic theory as the cause of many health problems.

Derivatives

subluxate

verb

Origin:

late 17th century: from modern Latin subluxatio(n-) (see sub-, luxate)