Associations to the word «Spondylolisthesis»

Wiktionary

SPONDYLOLISTHESIS, noun. (medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury

Dictionary definition

SPONDYLOLISTHESIS, noun. A forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves.

Wise words

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