pseudolocking

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noun

The situation where a person has difficulty flexing or extending a joint, as though it were locked in place, but without any structural cause.

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Meanings

nounpseudolocking (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe situation where a person has difficulty flexing or extending a joint, as though it were locked in place, but without any structural cause.

Origin

From pseudo- + locking.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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