spondylolisthesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury.

/ˌspɒn.dɪˌlo.lɪsˈθiːsɪs/

spondylolisthesis spondylolistheses

From Latin spondylolisthesis, equivalent to spondylo- (“spine”) + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”) + -esis.

anterolisthesis listhesis retrolisthesis spondylosyndesis

spondylolisthetic

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