spondylolisthesis
pronunciation
How to pronounce spondylolisthesis in British English: UK [spɒndɪləʊlɪs'θi:sɪs]
How to pronounce spondylolisthesis in American English: US [ˌspɒndloʊlɪs'θisɪs]
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- Noun:
- a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves
Word Origin
- spondylolisthesis (n.)
- medical Latin, from Greek spondylos (see spondylo-) + oliothesis "dislocation, slipping."
Example
- 1. Key words : cerical spondylolysis , spondylolisthesis , stress fractures .
- 2. To evaluate the clinical effect of using posterior intervertebral fusion device and pedicle screw internal fixation to treat lumber spondylolisthesis .
- 3. Objective to research the relationship of lumbosacral angle with lumbar spinal stability and degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis .
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