verb (used with or without object), dis·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, dis·ar·tic·u·lat·ing.
- to make or become disjointed, as the bones of a body or stems of a plant.
verb
- to separate or cause to separate at the joints, esp those of bones
early 15c.; see dis- + articulate (adj.).
n.
- The amputation of a limb through a joint, without the cutting of bone.exarticulation