Definition of Dislocation
Dislocation
dis·lo·ca·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of displacing or being displaced from a normal or proper position.
e.g. The athlete suffered a dislocation of her shoulder during the game.
(noun)
an instance of one or more bones are disturbed from their normal positions in a joint, either as a disability or as an injury;
e.g. He fell hard on his shoulder and doctors suspected a dislocation, so they took an X-ray to check.
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