spondylolisthesis
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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