disarticulation

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noun

The act of disarticulating.

OriginEnglish articulation ← Middle English articulacioun ← Old French articulacion →
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Meanings

noundisarticulation (countable and uncountable, plural disarticulations)

plural disarticulations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of disarticulating.
  2. countableuncountableSome amputations: where a joint is disarticulated: e.g. knee, hip, elbow or shoulder disarticulation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂r-tú-s
  11. Proto-Italic*artus
  12. Latinartus
  13. Ancient Greekἄρθρον (árthron)
  14. Latinarticulus
  15. Latinarticulō
  16. Medieval Latinarticulātiō
  17. Old Frencharticulacion
  18. Middle Englisharticulacioun
  19. Englisharticulation
  20. Englishdisarticulation

From dis- + articulation.

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APA

disarticulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disarticulation

MLA

“disarticulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disarticulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disarticulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disarticulation.

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