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| Dislocated: to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint, usually in an accident I dislocated my shoulder playing football. Displaced: to force something out of its usual place or position The water displaced by the landslides created a tidal wave. ᅳdisplaced adjective Regarding the collocation of "displaced" with body parts, I can't find this kind of usage in a Concordance: Web Concordancer (Not a *NET) *Native English Teacher |
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| If you mean can you spell it that way - No. There is a medical term dysplasia, but its meaning is nothing to do with displacing a joint or bone: unusual development or growth of a part of the body such as an organ, bone, or cell, including the total absence of such a part. |
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| Not to disagree with Anglika and albertino, there is the phrase "displaced fracture" which may be associated with the question. Orthopedics - Hand and Wrist |
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