verb

dislocate

DIS-loh-kayt/ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt/

To disrupt by forcing something out of its normal place.

A hard fall can dislocate your shoulder and cause severe pain.

A clean anatomical shoulder cutaway uses the approved reference geometry to show the humeral head moving out of the glenoid socket with one small displacement arrow; educational, no skin injury or reduction instructions.

Etymology

With dis- meaning “away,” placing becomes putting something out of place. In the medical sense, that displaced thing is a bone forced out of its normal position in a joint.

In context

Dr. Ivan Wong - Orthopedic Surgeon1:55

that shoulder becomes mechanically easier to dislocate. Not because you're weaker, not because you've healed wrong, but there's less bone there to hold the joint in place.

Shoulder Surgeon Reveals The Real Reason Your Shoulder Keeps Coming Out Again

More examples

A sudden twist dislocated her kneecap.
The doctor checks whether the finger is dislocated.
The earthquake dislocated the region's transportation network.

Forms

dislocate · dislocates · dislocated · dislocating

dislocation noun — Displacement from a normal position or arrangement.

Similar words

displace: Means moving something from its usual position, without necessarily disrupting function.
disrupt: Emphasizes interrupted functioning rather than movement out of position.
dislodge: Usually means knocking something loose from a fixed position.