spondololisthesis

Term: spondololisthesis

Literally meaning: “slippage of vertebra”

Origin: Anc Greek

σπόνδυλος/spondylos(=vertebra) >σπάω/spao(=break)+τύλος/tylos(=callus, corn)

ολίσθησις/olishιsis( = slipperiness, a slip).

Coined/History

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Definition

Spondololisthesis is the forward or backward displacement of one of one vertebra of the spine over another.