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einrenken

to put a dislocated joint back in place

verb AYN-reng-ken Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to sort out, fix

Usage Note

Einrenken in medicine means to relocate a dislocated joint — die Schulter einrenken = to put the shoulder back in. Colloquially it also means to sort out a problem: das wird sich schon einrenken = it'll work itself out.

Examples

"Der Arzt renkte die ausgerenkte Schulter vorsichtig ein."

Natural Translation

The doctor carefully relocated the dislocated shoulder.

Literal Translation

The doctor put the dislocated shoulder carefully in.

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