exarticulate

English

Etymology

ex- +‎ articulate

Adjective

exarticulate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having only one joint; said of certain insects.

Verb

exarticulate (third-person singular simple present exarticulates, present participle exarticulating, simple past and past participle exarticulated)

  1. (surgery) To amputate a limb by cutting through a joint
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