the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
a dislocation occurs when extreme force is put on a ligament causing the two bone ends to separate Dislocations can also affect a joint, the point where two or more bones come together The joint is created as a "ball-and-socket" joint A dislocated joint causes the head of the bone (ball) to partially or completely come out of the socket
A linear defect in a crystal lattice. Because dislocations can shift within the crystal lattice, they tend to weaken the material, compared to a perfect crystal
Say: dis-low-cay-shun We all have places on our bodies that bend, like elbows and knees These bend-y places are called joints Sometimes, when a bone get pulled out of its joint because of a fall or other accident, it's called a dislocation To fix it, a doctor has to put the bone back into the joint and let it heal
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
A type of defect found in crystal lattices For a triangular lattice - a pair of vertices with coordination number five and seven respectively (recollect that a normal vertex on a triangular lattice has a coordination number of six )
In crystallography, a type of lattice imperfection whose existence in metals is postulated in order to account for the phenomenon of crystal growth and of slip, particularly for the low value of shear stress required to initiate slip
Dislocation is a situation in which something such as a system, process, or way of life is greatly disturbed or prevented from continuing as normal. Millions of refugees have suffered a total dislocation of their lives. = disruption. Displacement of the bones of a joint. It disrupts the ligaments, muscles, and capsule (encasing membrane) holding the joint in place. The joint, painful and tender, appears misshapen and swollen, with discoloration of the overlying skin. The patient cannot use the joint and often feels a grating or grinding sensation on trying to move it. The bones must be returned to their normal position (reduction) and the joint kept immobile until healed. Recurrent and congenital dislocations usually require surgical reconstruction
The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations
This occurs if the hip pops out of the socket The hip will need to be replaced into its normal position under anesthetic Femoral prosthesis: The artificial component that replaces the head of the femur (thigh bone)