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- Latin · borrowed fromspondylolisthesis
- English todayspondylolisthesis
From Latin spondylolisthesis, equivalent to spondylo- (“spine”) + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”) + -esis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
spondylolisthesis
Today it means: A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury. Full definition →
Latin spondylolisthesis