spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis (sp n dl- -l s-th  ss)n. Forward displacement of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae over the vertebra below it or on the sacrum. [New Latin spondylolisth sis : Greek spondulos, vertebra + Greek olisthsis, dislocation, slipping (from olisthanein, to slip).] |
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| Noun | 1. | spondylolisthesis - a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) |
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