spondylolisthesis

spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis

 (spŏn′dl-ō-lĭs-thē′sĭs)

n.

Forward displacement of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae over the vertebra below it or on the sacrum.

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[New Latin spondylolisthēsis : Greek spondulos, vertebra + Greek olisthēsis, dislocation, slipping (from olisthanein, to slip).]

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Thesaurus

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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Translations

spondylolisthésis

spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis

[MIM*184200]

n. espondilolistesis, desplazamiento anterior de una vértebra sobre otra, gen. la cuarta lumbar sobre la quinta o ésta sobre el sacro.

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