1. to separate at the joints; to disconnect bones at their natural joints
Usage: medical; anatomical
2. to take apart or separate into component parts
Usage: formal

Examples

• The surgeon carefully disarticulated the damaged joint during the procedure.
• The skeleton was disarticulated for study purposes.
• The archaeologist had to disarticulate the ancient remains for proper examination.
• The butcher disarticulated the chicken at each joint.
• Engineers disarticulated the machine to identify the faulty component.
• The fossil bones were naturally disarticulated over millions of years.