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disarticulation.

The act of disarticulating.

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act of disarticulating.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Some amputations: where a joint is disarticulated: e.g. knee, hip, elbow or shoulder disarticulation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s Proto-Italic *artus Latin artus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus ▲ Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron)sl. Latin articulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin articulō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation English disarticulation From dis- + articulation.

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