English Explanatory Dictionary

retrolisthesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebrae to a degree less than a luxation (dislocation).

Word forms

retrolisthesis retrolistheses

Etymology

From retro- + listhesis.

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