Spondylolisthesis
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spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis 
[spon-dl-oh-lis-thee-sis] Pronunciation Key
[spon-dl-oh-lis-thee-sis] Pronunciation Key –noun Pathology.
| the forward displacement of a vertebra. |
[Origin: < NL (1853) < Gk spóndyl(os) vertebra + olísthésis dislocation, equiv. to olisthé-, var. s. of olisthánein to slip, sprain (deriv. of ólisthos slipperiness) + -sis -sis]
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| spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis
(spŏn'dl-ō-lĭs-thē'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. Forward displacement of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae over the vertebra below it or on the sacrum. [New Latin spondylolisthēsis : Greek spondulos, vertebra + Greek olisthēsis, dislocation, slipping (from olisthanein, to slip).] |
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| spondylolisthesis | |
noun | |
| a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves |
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spon'dy·lo·lis·thet'ic (-thět'ĭk) adj.
spondylolisthesis spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis (spŏn'dl-ō-lĭs-thē'sĭs)
n.
Forward displacement of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae over the vertebra below it or over the sacrum.
spon'dy·lo·lis·thet'ic (-thět'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis
Pronunciation: "spän-d&-lO-lis-'thE-s&s
Function: noun
: forwarddisplacement of a lumbar vertebra on the one below it and especially of the fifth lumbar vertebra on the sacrum producing pain by compression of nerve roots
Main Entry: spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis
Pronunciation: "spän-d&-lO-lis-'thE-s&s
Function: noun
: forwarddisplacement of a lumbar vertebra on the one below it and especially of the fifth lumbar vertebra on the sacrum producing pain by compression of nerve roots
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