The separation or disconnection of joints; the process or result of taking apart jointed structures.
From dis- + articulation (from Latin articulatio). The -tion suffix creates a noun from the verb, describing both the action and the state of being separated.
In medieval medicine, 'disarticulation' was sometimes performed as an amputation technique—surgeons would separate the limb at a joint rather than cutting through the bone, which could cause less damage.
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