dislodgement

English

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Etymology

From dislodge +‎ -ment.

Noun

dislodgement (countable and uncountable, plural dislodgements)

  1. The state or process of being dislodged
    • 1981, Robert C. Brown, Perchance to Dream: the patient's guide to anesthesia‎[1], →ISBN, page 57:
      What seems a minor complication to the anesthetist, such as the dislodgement of a tooth, may seem a catastrophe to the patient.

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