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