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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