spondylolisthesis

English

Etymology

spondylo- (“spine”) + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”)

Noun

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

spondylolisthetic

Related terms

anterolisthesis
listhesis
retrolisthesis
spondylosyndesis (not to be confused despite the words looking somewhat similar)

Translations

medicine: displacement of vertebra

Finnish: nikamansiirtymä, spondylolisteesi
Italian: spondilolistesi (it) f
Polish: kręgozmyk m
Spanish: espondilolistesis f

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