spondylosis
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spon·dy·lo·sis
(spŏn′dl-ō′sĭs)n.
Degeneration of the spinal column, especially that resulting in abnormal fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones.
[Greek sphondulos, spondulos, vertebra + -osis.]
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spondylosis
(ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs)n
fusion of the vertebrae
[C20: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -osis]
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spon•dy•lo•sis
(ˌspɒn dlˈoʊ sɪs)n.
immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.
[1895–1900; < Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra + -osis]
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Translations
spon·dy·lo·sis
n. espondilosis.
1. anquilosis vertebral;
2. toda lesión degenerativa de la columna vertebral.
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spondylosis
n espondilosis fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.