spondylolisthesis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
spondylo- (“spine”) + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”)
Noun[edit]
spondylolisthesis (countable and uncountable, plural spondylolistheses)
- (medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- anterolisthesis
- listhesis
- retrolisthesis
- spondylosyndesis (not to be confused despite the words looking somewhat similar)
Translations[edit]
medicine: displacement of vertebra
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