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disjuncture (iou)



disjuncture noun. LME.
[medieval Latin disjunctura, from disjunct-: see DISJUNCTION, -URE. Cf. Old French desjointure.]
Separation, disconnection; a breach, a hiatus; a disjointed state.
T. Goodwin Disjunctures, or brokenness of bones. Scientific American Allegations..of a disjuncture between academic medicine and the effective delivery of medical care.