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spon⋅dy⋅lo⋅sis

  [spon-dl-oh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Gk spóndyl(os) vertebra + -osis
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Main Entry: spon·dy·lo·sis
Pronunciation: "spän-d&-'lO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spon·dy·lo·ses /-"sEz/ or spon·dy·lo·sis·es
: any of various degenerative diseases of the spine
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spondylosis spon·dy·lo·sis (spŏn'dl-ō'sĭs)
n.

  1. Ankylosis of the vertebral bones.

  2. A degenerative disease of the spinal column, especially one leading to fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones.

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