listhesis

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Etymology

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From reanalysis of spondylolisthesis as spondylo- + listhesis. The second element would be more accurately written olisthesis; it is from Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, to slip, to slide). Compare olistostrome.

The word first appears in a 1912 medical terminology reference.[1]

Noun

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listhesis (plural listheses)

  1. A forward (anterior) displacement (slippage) of a vertebra over a lower segment.
    • 2015 July 28, Atul Goel, “Craniovertebral Junction Instability: A Review of Facts about Facets”, in Asian Spine Journal[2], volume 9, →DOI:
      Type 1 facetal malalignment was when the facet of atlas was dislocated anterior to the facet of axis on lateral imaging and simulates lumbosacral listhesis.
  2. Any such displacement, anterior or otherwise.

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References

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  1. ^ Joseph Swart (1912) Analysis of words pertaining to anatomy, physiology, diseases and surgery for students and physicians[1], page 120