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Sprain vs Dislocation - What's the difference?

sprain | dislocation |

As nouns the difference between sprain and dislocation

is that sprain is the act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist while dislocation is the act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.

As a verb sprain

is to weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.

sprain

English

(wikipedia sprain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.

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    dislocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
  • (geology) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
  • The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
  • (materials ) 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.
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    * ("dislocation" on Wikipedia)